Recognised as Colour

#B446A4

#B446A4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B446A4 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 70, 164 and HSL 309°, 44%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B446A4

RGBrgb(180, 70, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.2745, 0.6431

RGB percentages70.6%, 27.5%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(308.7, 44%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.7, 61.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 61.1%, 8.9%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,814,564

CSS custom property--colour: #B446A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#4BB95B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4468A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6778A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Tritanopia#BC4E6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4 Purple · ΔE 19.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.9 Violet · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#46B456

Analogous#8D46B4, #B4466D

Triadic#A4B446, #46A4B4

Split complementary#6DB446, #46B48D

Tetradic#B48D46, #46B456, #466DB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFD7EC

Lighter +30%#E1B2DA

Lighter +20%#D38DC9

Lighter +10%#C469B7

Darker −10%#8F3883

Darker −20%#6B2961

Darker −30%#461B40

Darker −40%#210D1E

More saturated +25%#D327BA

Less saturated −25%#95658E

Channel breakdown

R180

G70

B164

Red180 (70.6%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue308.73°

Saturation (HSL)44%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 46 · B A4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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