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Recognised as Colour

#B5019A

  • #B5019A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B5019A is a magenta with RGB values 181, 1, 154 and HSL 309°, 99%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B5019A#B5019A
HEX#B5019A
RGBrgb(181, 1, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.0039, 0.6039
RGB percentages71%, 0.4%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(309, 98.9%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309, 99.4%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 99.4%, 14.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,862,426
CSS custom property--colour: #B5019A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#4AFE65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E529Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#576A97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BF1C59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.1Purple · ΔE 17.9Medium violet red · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 27.1Dark orchid · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#01B51C
Analogous#7601B5, #B50140
Triadic#9AB501, #019AB5
Split complementary#40B501, #01B576
Tetradic#B57601, #01B51C, #0140B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE84EC
Lighter +30%#FE51E4
Lighter +20%#FE1EDC
Lighter +10%#E801C5
Darker −10%#82016F
Darker −20%#500044
Darker −30%#1D0019
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B6009B
Less saturated −25%#9E188A

Channel breakdown

R181
G1
B154
Red181 (71%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue309°
Saturation (HSL)98.9%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 01 · B 9A

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