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Recognised as Colour

#B3538E

  • #B3538E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B3538E is a magenta with RGB values 179, 83, 142 and HSL 323°, 39%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B3538E#B3538E
HEX#B3538E
RGBrgb(179, 83, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3255, 0.5569
RGB percentages70.2%, 32.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(323.1, 38.7%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.1, 53.6%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 53.6%, 20.7%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,752,334
CSS custom property--colour: #B3538E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#4CAC71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6B90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#757B8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BD526Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.6Hot pink · ΔE 24.7Medium violet red · ΔE 25.3Orchid · ΔE 26Plum · ΔE 28.8Purple · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53B378
Analogous#A853B3, #B3535E
Triadic#8EB353, #538EB3
Split complementary#5EB353, #53B3A8
Tetradic#B3A853, #53B378, #535EB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E0EB
Lighter +30%#E2BDD4
Lighter +20%#D29ABC
Lighter +10%#C376A5
Darker −10%#924173
Darker −20%#6F3157
Darker −30%#4C213B
Darker −40%#281220
More saturated +25%#D23495
Less saturated −25%#947287

Channel breakdown

R179
G83
B142
Red179 (70.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue323.13°
Saturation (HSL)38.71%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 53 · B 8E

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