Recognised as Colour
#B35EA3
- #B35EA3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#B35EA3 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 94, 163 and HSL 311°, 36%, 54%. 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
#B35EA3#B35EA3
HEX#B35EA3
RGBrgb(179, 94, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3686, 0.6392
RGB percentages70.2%, 36.9%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(311.3, 35.9%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.3, 47.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 47.5%, 8.9%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,755,171
CSS custom property--colour: #B35EA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#4CA15C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5EB36E
Analogous#985EB3, #B35E79
Triadic#A3B35E, #5EA3B3
Split complementary#78B35E, #5EB398
Tetradic#B3995E, #5EB36E, #5E79B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G94
B163
Red179 (70.2%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue311.29°
Saturation (HSL)35.86%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 5E · B A3
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