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Recognised as Colour

#B42ECD

  • #B42ECD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B42ECD is a magenta with RGB values 180, 46, 205 and HSL 291°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B42ECD#B42ECD
HEX#B42ECD
RGBrgb(180, 46, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.1804, 0.8039
RGB percentages70.6%, 18%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(290.6, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK12.2%, 77.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,808,461
CSS custom property--colour: #B42ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#4BD132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4074C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B5507Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.3Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Dark violet · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3Purple · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47CD2E
Analogous#642ECD, #CD2E97
Triadic#CDB42E, #2ECDB4
Split complementary#96CD2E, #2ECD65
Tetradic#CD652E, #47CD2E, #2E97CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFD2F5
Lighter +30%#E1A8EC
Lighter +20%#D37FE2
Lighter +10%#C455D9
Darker −10%#8F25A3
Darker −20%#6B1B7A
Darker −30%#461250
Darker −40%#220926
More saturated +25%#CA0FEC
Less saturated −25%#9E4DAE

Channel breakdown

R180
G46
B205
Red180 (70.6%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue290.57°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 2E · B CD

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