Colour

#B453A5

#B453A5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B453A5 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 83, 165 and HSL 309°, 39%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B453A5

RGBrgb(180, 83, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.3255, 0.6471

RGB percentages70.6%, 32.5%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(309.3, 39.3%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.3, 53.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 53.9%, 8.3%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,817,893

CSS custom property--colour: #B453A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#4BAC5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#526FA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7DA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BB5975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.9 Violet · ΔE 23.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.3 Purple · ΔE 24.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53B462

Analogous#9253B4, #B45375

Triadic#A5B453, #53A5B4

Split complementary#75B453, #53B493

Tetradic#B49353, #53B462, #5375B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2E1EF

Lighter +30%#E2BEDD

Lighter +20%#D39ACA

Lighter +10%#C377B8

Darker −10%#944087

Darker −20%#703166

Darker −30%#4D2146

Darker −40%#291226

More saturated +25%#D334BA

Less saturated −25%#957290

Channel breakdown

R180

G83

B165

Red180 (70.6%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue309.28°

Saturation (HSL)39.27%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 53 · B A5

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Colour values

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