Colour

#B363C1

#B363C1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B363C1 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 99, 193 and HSL 291°, 43%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B363C1

RGBrgb(179, 99, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3882, 0.7569

RGB percentages70.2%, 38.8%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(291.1, 43.1%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 48.7%, 75.7%)

CMYK7.3%, 48.7%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,756,481

CSS custom property--colour: #B363C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#4C9C3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#557CC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C85BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B56F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8 Medium purple · ΔE 17.3 Violet · ΔE 18.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#71C163

Analogous#8463C1, #C163A0

Triadic#C1B363, #63C1B3

Split complementary#A0C163, #63C184

Tetradic#C18463, #71C163, #63A0C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF5FB

Lighter +30%#E8D0ED

Lighter +20%#D7ACDE

Lighter +10%#C587D0

Darker −10%#9D45AC

Darker −20%#7C3688

Darker −30%#5B2863

Darker −40%#39193F

More saturated +25%#C648DC

Less saturated −25%#A07EA6

Channel breakdown

R179

G99

B193

Red179 (70.2%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue291.06°

Saturation (HSL)43.12%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 63 · B C1

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Colour values

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