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Recognised as Colour

#B35DA0

  • #B35DA0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#B35DA0 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 93, 160 and HSL 313°, 36%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B35DA0#B35DA0
HEX#B35DA0
RGBrgb(179, 93, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3647, 0.6275
RGB percentages70.2%, 36.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(313.3, 36.1%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 48%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 48%, 10.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,754,912
CSS custom property--colour: #B35DA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#4CA25F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E73A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#76809Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BB6177no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 20.8Pale violetred · ΔE 23.1Plum · ΔE 24.4Hot pink · ΔE 26.6Violet · ΔE 27Medium violet red · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 20.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DB370
Analogous#9B5DB3, #B35D75
Triadic#A0B35D, #5DA0B3
Split complementary#75B35D, #5DB39B
Tetradic#B39B5D, #5DB370, #5D75B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E8F1
Lighter +30%#E4C5DD
Lighter +20%#D4A2C9
Lighter +10%#C380B4
Darker −10%#964785
Darker −20%#743666
Darker −30%#512648
Darker −40%#2E1629
More saturated +25%#D13FB1
Less saturated −25%#957B8F

Channel breakdown

R179
G93
B160
Red179 (70.2%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue313.26°
Saturation (HSL)36.13%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 5D · B A0

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