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Recognised as Colour

#B338A1

  • #B338A1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B338A1 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 56, 161 and HSL 309°, 52%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B338A1#B338A1
HEX#B338A1
RGBrgb(179, 56, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2196, 0.6314
RGB percentages70.2%, 22%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(308.8, 52.3%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.8, 68.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 68.7%, 10.1%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,745,441
CSS custom property--colour: #B338A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#4CC75E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3660A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#61729Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Tritanopia#BB4268no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Purple · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium violet red · ΔE 18.9Violet · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38B34A
Analogous#8738B3, #B33864
Triadic#A1B338, #38A1B3
Split complementary#64B338, #38B387
Tetradic#B38738, #38B34A, #3864B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEC9E9
Lighter +30%#E2A2D9
Lighter +20%#D67BC9
Lighter +10%#CA54B8
Darker −10%#8C2C7E
Darker −20%#65205B
Darker −30%#3E1438
Darker −40%#180715
More saturated +25%#D01BB6
Less saturated −25%#96558C

Channel breakdown

R179
G56
B161
Red179 (70.2%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue308.78°
Saturation (HSL)52.34%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 38 · B A1

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