Colour

#B429B4

#B429B4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B429B4 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 41, 180 and HSL 300°, 63%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B429B4

RGBrgb(180, 41, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.1608, 0.7059

RGB percentages70.6%, 16.1%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(300, 62.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 77.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 77.2%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,807,156

CSS custom property--colour: #B429B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#4BD64B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5171B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BA416Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4 Purple · ΔE 19.4 Orchid · ΔE 24 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29B429

Analogous#6F29B4, #B4296F

Triadic#B4B429, #29B4B4

Split complementary#6FB429, #29B46F

Tetradic#B46F29, #29B429, #296FB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFBAEF

Lighter +30%#E690E6

Lighter +20%#DC67DC

Lighter +10%#D33DD3

Darker −10%#8A208A

Darker −20%#611661

Darker −30%#370D37

Darker −40%#0E030E

More saturated +25%#D00DD0

Less saturated −25%#984598

Channel breakdown

R180

G41

B180

Red180 (70.6%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)62.9%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 29 · B B4

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Colour values

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