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Recognised as Colour

#B34D8B

  • #B34D8B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B34D8B is a magenta with RGB values 179, 77, 139 and HSL 324°, 40%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B34D8B#B34D8B
HEX#B34D8B
RGBrgb(179, 77, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.302, 0.5451
RGB percentages70.2%, 30.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(323.5, 40.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.5, 57%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 57%, 22.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,750,795
CSS custom property--colour: #B34D8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#4CB274

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#56678Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#737888no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BE4C66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19.6Medium violet red · ΔE 22.7Hot pink · ΔE 23.8Orchid · ΔE 25.9Purple · ΔE 30.5Plum · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DB375
Analogous#A84DB3, #B34D58
Triadic#8BB34D, #4D8BB3
Split complementary#58B34D, #4DB3A8
Tetradic#B3A84D, #4DB375, #4D58B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0DCE8
Lighter +30%#E1B8D1
Lighter +20%#D294BA
Lighter +10%#C271A2
Darker −10%#903D6F
Darker −20%#6C2E54
Darker −30%#481F38
Darker −40%#24101C
More saturated +25%#D32D92
Less saturated −25%#936D84

Channel breakdown

R179
G77
B139
Red179 (70.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue323.53°
Saturation (HSL)40.16%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 4D · B 8B

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