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Recognised as Colour

#B420AA

  • #B420AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B420AA is a magenta with RGB values 180, 32, 170 and HSL 304°, 70%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B420AA#B420AA
HEX#B420AA
RGBrgb(180, 32, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.1255, 0.6667
RGB percentages70.6%, 12.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(304.1, 69.8%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.1, 82.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 82.2%, 5.6%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,804,842
CSS custom property--colour: #B420AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#4BDF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#085BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#546EA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BC3667no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.2Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Purple · ΔE 17.8Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2Medium violet red · ΔE 24.3Orchid · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20B42A
Analogous#7420B4, #B42060
Triadic#AAB420, #20AAB4
Split complementary#60B420, #20B474
Tetradic#B47420, #20B42A, #2060B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1AFEC
Lighter +30%#E984E2
Lighter +20%#E159D8
Lighter +10%#DA2DCE
Darker −10%#891881
Darker −20%#5D1158
Darker −30%#32092F
Darker −40%#070106
More saturated +25%#CF05C1
Less saturated −25%#9A3B93

Channel breakdown

R180
G32
B170
Red180 (70.6%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue304.05°
Saturation (HSL)69.81%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 20 · B AA

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