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Recognised as Colour

#B422AB

  • #B422AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B422AB is a magenta with RGB values 180, 34, 171 and HSL 304°, 68%, 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

#B422AB#B422AB
HEX#B422AB
RGBrgb(180, 34, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.1333, 0.6706
RGB percentages70.6%, 13.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(303.7, 68.2%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.7, 81.1%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 81.1%, 5%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,805,355
CSS custom property--colour: #B422AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#4BDD54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A5BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#546FA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BB3867no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.2Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1Purple · ΔE 17.8Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 24.1Medium violet red · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22B42B
Analogous#7422B4, #B42262
Triadic#ABB422, #22ABB4
Split complementary#62B422, #22B474
Tetradic#B47422, #22B42B, #2262B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0B2ED
Lighter +30%#E887E2
Lighter +20%#E05CD8
Lighter +10%#D831CE
Darker −10%#891A82
Darker −20%#5E1259
Darker −30%#330A31
Darker −40%#080208
More saturated +25%#CF07C2
Less saturated −25%#993D94

Channel breakdown

R180
G34
B171
Red180 (70.6%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue303.7°
Saturation (HSL)68.22%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 22 · B AB

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