Recognised as Colour
#B460AD
- #B460AD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#B460AD is a magenta with RGB values 180, 96, 173 and HSL 305°, 36%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#B460AD#B460AD
HEX#B460AD
RGBrgb(180, 96, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.3765, 0.6784
RGB percentages70.6%, 37.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(305, 35.9%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305, 46.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 46.7%, 3.9%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,821,229
CSS custom property--colour: #B460AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#4B9F52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#60B467
Analogous#9160B4, #B46083
Triadic#ADB460, #60ADB4
Split complementary#83B460, #60B491
Tetradic#B49160, #60B467, #6083B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G96
B173
Red180 (70.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue305°
Saturation (HSL)35.9%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 60 · B AD
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