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Colour

#B503CA

  • #B503CA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B503CA is a magenta with RGB values 181, 3, 202 and HSL 294°, 97%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B503CA#B503CA
HEX#B503CA
RGBrgb(181, 3, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.0118, 0.7922
RGB percentages71%, 1.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(293.7, 97.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.7, 98.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK10.4%, 98.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,862,986
CSS custom property--colour: #B503CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#4AFC35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#356FC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B74076no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Dark violet · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9Fuchsia · ΔE 25.3Magenta · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)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#18CA03
Analogous#5203CA, #CA037B
Triadic#CAB503, #03CAB5
Split complementary#7CCA03, #03CA51
Tetradic#CA5103, #18CA03, #037CCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F39BFE
Lighter +30%#ED69FD
Lighter +20%#E737FC
Lighter +10%#E105FB
Darker −10%#880298
Darker −20%#5B0265
Darker −30%#2E0133
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#B700CD
Less saturated −25%#A11DB0

Channel breakdown

R181
G3
B202
Red181 (71%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue293.67°
Saturation (HSL)97.07%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 03 · B CA

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