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Recognised as Colour

#B42AB4

  • #B42AB4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B42AB4 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 42, 180 and HSL 300°, 62%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B42AB4#B42AB4
HEX#B42AB4
RGBrgb(180, 42, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.1647, 0.7059
RGB percentages70.6%, 16.5%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(300, 62.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 76.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 76.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,807,412
CSS custom property--colour: #B42AB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#4BD54B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0160B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5271B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BA416Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5Dark magenta · ΔE 14.6Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Purple · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 23.7Medium violet red · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AB42A
Analogous#6F2AB4, #B42A6F
Triadic#B4B42A, #2AB4B4
Split complementary#6FB42A, #2AB46F
Tetradic#B46F2A, #2AB42A, #2A6FB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFBBEF
Lighter +30%#E592E5
Lighter +20%#DC68DC
Lighter +10%#D23FD2
Darker −10%#8B208B
Darker −20%#611761
Darker −30%#380D38
Darker −40%#0F030F
More saturated +25%#D00ED0
Less saturated −25%#984698

Channel breakdown

R180
G42
B180
Red180 (70.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)62.16%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 2A · B B4

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