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Recognised as Colour

#B361BD

  • #B361BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#B361BD is a magenta with RGB values 179, 97, 189 and HSL 293°, 41%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B361BD#B361BD
HEX#B361BD
RGBrgb(179, 97, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3804, 0.7412
RGB percentages70.2%, 38%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(293.5, 41.1%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 48.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK5.3%, 48.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,755,965
CSS custom property--colour: #B361BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#4C9E42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#557AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D84BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B66C86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Violet · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Dark magenta · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BBD61
Analogous#8561BD, #BD6199
Triadic#BDB361, #61BDB3
Split complementary#99BD61, #61BD85
Tetradic#BD8561, #6BBD61, #6199BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F1F9
Lighter +30%#E7CDEA
Lighter +20%#D6A9DB
Lighter +10%#C485CC
Darker −10%#9B45A6
Darker −20%#7A3682
Darker −30%#58275E
Darker −40%#36183A
More saturated +25%#C945D9
Less saturated −25%#9D7DA1

Channel breakdown

R179
G97
B189
Red179 (70.2%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue293.48°
Saturation (HSL)41.07%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 61 · B BD

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