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Recognised as Colour

#B51DC2

  • #B51DC2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B51DC2 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 29, 194 and HSL 295°, 74%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B51DC2#B51DC2
HEX#B51DC2
RGBrgb(181, 29, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1137, 0.7608
RGB percentages71%, 11.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(295.3, 74%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.3, 85.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK6.7%, 85.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,869,634
CSS custom property--colour: #B51DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#4AE23D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4470BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B94274no 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 text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Dark violet · ΔE 19.9Dark magenta · ΔE 21.2Blue violet · ΔE 24Purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AC21D
Analogous#621DC2, #C21D7D
Triadic#C2B51D, #1DC2B5
Split complementary#7DC21D, #1DC262
Tetradic#C2621D, #2AC21D, #1D7DC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFB7F4
Lighter +30%#E68AEE
Lighter +20%#DC5EE7
Lighter +10%#D332E0
Darker −10%#8C1696
Darker −20%#621069
Darker −30%#39093D
Darker −40%#0F0211
More saturated +25%#CC01DE
Less saturated −25%#9E39A6

Channel breakdown

R181
G29
B194
Red181 (71%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue295.27°
Saturation (HSL)73.99%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 1D · B C2

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