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Recognised as Colour

#B505BD

  • #B505BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B505BD is a magenta with RGB values 181, 5, 189 and HSL 297°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B505BD#B505BD
HEX#B505BD
RGBrgb(181, 5, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.0196, 0.7412
RGB percentages71%, 2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(297.4, 94.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 97.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK4.2%, 97.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,863,485
CSS custom property--colour: #B505BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#4AFA42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#426EB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BA396Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9Dark violet · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 25.1Purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0DBD05
Analogous#5905BD, #BD0569
Triadic#BDB505, #05BDB5
Split complementary#69BD05, #05BD59
Tetradic#BD5905, #0DBD05, #0569BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F792FC
Lighter +30%#F460FB
Lighter +20%#F12FF9
Lighter +10%#E506EF
Darker −10%#85048B
Darker −20%#56025A
Darker −30%#260128
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BA00C2
Less saturated −25%#9F1DA5

Channel breakdown

R181
G5
B189
Red181 (71%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue297.39°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 05 · B BD

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