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Recognised as Colour

#B45DC2

  • #B45DC2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#B45DC2 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 93, 194 and HSL 292°, 45%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B45DC2#B45DC2
HEX#B45DC2
RGBrgb(180, 93, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.3647, 0.7608
RGB percentages70.6%, 36.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(291.7, 45.3%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 52.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK7.2%, 52.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,820,482
CSS custom property--colour: #B45DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#4BA23D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D79C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6883BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Tritanopia#B66B87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.2Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8Violet · ΔE 17.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.6Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BC25D
Analogous#815DC2, #C25D9E
Triadic#C2B45D, #5DC2B4
Split complementary#9EC25D, #5DC281
Tetradic#C2815D, #6BC25D, #5D9EC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F1FA
Lighter +30%#E7CCEC
Lighter +20%#D6A7DE
Lighter +10%#C582D0
Darker −10%#9D41AB
Darker −20%#7B3386
Darker −30%#592561
Darker −40%#37173C
More saturated +25%#C841DE
Less saturated −25%#A079A6

Channel breakdown

R180
G93
B194
Red180 (70.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue291.68°
Saturation (HSL)45.29%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 5D · B C2

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