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Recognised as Colour

#B42AAF

  • #B42AAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B42AAF is a magenta with RGB values 180, 42, 175 and HSL 302°, 62%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B42AAF#B42AAF
HEX#B42AAF
RGBrgb(180, 42, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.1647, 0.6863
RGB percentages70.6%, 16.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(302.2, 62.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.2, 76.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 76.7%, 2.8%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,807,407
CSS custom property--colour: #B42AAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#4BD550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#125EB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5571ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BB3F6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.5Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2Purple · ΔE 18Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Orchid · ΔE 22.7Medium violet red · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AB42F
Analogous#742AB4, #B42A6A
Triadic#AFB42A, #2AAFB4
Split complementary#6AB42A, #2AB474
Tetradic#B4742A, #2AB42F, #2A6AB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFBBED
Lighter +30%#E592E2
Lighter +20%#DC68D8
Lighter +10%#D23FCD
Darker −10%#8B2087
Darker −20%#61175F
Darker −30%#380D36
Darker −40%#0F030E
More saturated +25%#D00EC9
Less saturated −25%#984695

Channel breakdown

R180
G42
B175
Red180 (70.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue302.17°
Saturation (HSL)62.16%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 2A · B AF

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