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Recognised as Colour

#B4238E

  • #B4238E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B4238E is a magenta with RGB values 180, 35, 142 and HSL 316°, 67%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B4238E#B4238E
HEX#B4238E
RGBrgb(180, 35, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.1373, 0.5569
RGB percentages70.6%, 13.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(315.7, 67.4%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.7, 80.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 80.6%, 21.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,805,582
CSS custom property--colour: #B4238E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#4BDC71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#325691no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#616D8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BF2657no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.2Dark magenta · ΔE 17.6Purple · ΔE 18.6Orchid · ΔE 24.6Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2Hot pink · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23B449
Analogous#9123B4, #B42346
Triadic#8EB423, #238EB4
Split complementary#46B423, #23B491
Tetradic#B49223, #23B449, #2346B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0B3E0
Lighter +30%#E888CF
Lighter +20%#E05DBD
Lighter +10%#D733AC
Darker −10%#891B6C
Darker −20%#5F124B
Darker −30%#340A29
Darker −40%#090207
More saturated +25%#CF089B
Less saturated −25%#993E81

Channel breakdown

R180
G35
B142
Red180 (70.6%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue315.72°
Saturation (HSL)67.44%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 23 · B 8E

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