Colour

#B5098C

#B5098C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B5098C is a magenta with RGB values 181, 9, 140 and HSL 314°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B5098C

RGBrgb(181, 9, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.0353, 0.549

RGB percentages71%, 3.5%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(314.3, 90.5%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 95%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 95%, 22.7%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,864,460

CSS custom property--colour: #B5098C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#4AF673

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#26508Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6A89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C11052no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.2 Purple · ΔE 19 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.5 Deep pink · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#09B532

Analogous#8809B5, #B50936

Triadic#8CB509, #098CB5

Split complementary#36B509, #09B588

Tetradic#B58809, #09B532, #0936B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FA90E0

Lighter +30%#F760D3

Lighter +20%#F52FC6

Lighter +10%#E60BB2

Darker −10%#840766

Darker −20%#540441

Darker −30%#23021B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BE0091

Less saturated −25%#9D2180

Channel breakdown

R181

B140

Red181 (71%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue314.3°

Saturation (HSL)90.53%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 09 · B 8C

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