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Recognised as Colour

#B35DBA

  • #B35DBA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#B35DBA is a magenta with RGB values 179, 93, 186 and HSL 295°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B35DBA#B35DBA
HEX#B35DBA
RGBrgb(179, 93, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3647, 0.7294
RGB percentages70.2%, 36.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(295.5, 40.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.5, 50%, 72.9%)
CMYK3.8%, 50%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,754,938
CSS custom property--colour: #B35DBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#4CA245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5178BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B82B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B66883no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Violet · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4Dark magenta · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64BA5D
Analogous#845DBA, #BA5D93
Triadic#BAB35D, #5DBAB3
Split complementary#92BA5D, #5DBA84
Tetradic#BA855D, #64BA5D, #5D93BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6ECF7
Lighter +30%#E5C8E8
Lighter +20%#D5A5D8
Lighter +10%#C481C9
Darker −10%#9944A0
Darker −20%#77357C
Darker −30%#552658
Darker −40%#321635
More saturated +25%#CC40D7
Less saturated −25%#9A7A9D

Channel breakdown

R179
G93
B186
Red179 (70.2%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue295.48°
Saturation (HSL)40.26%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 5D · B BA

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