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Recognised as Colour

#B51ED1

  • #B51ED1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B51ED1 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 30, 209 and HSL 291°, 75%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B51ED1#B51ED1
HEX#B51ED1
RGBrgb(181, 30, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1176, 0.8196
RGB percentages71%, 11.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(290.6, 74.9%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 85.6%, 82%)
CMYK13.4%, 85.6%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,869,905
CSS custom property--colour: #B51ED1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#4AE12E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3572CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B64B7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark violet · ΔE 13.7Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Fuchsia · ΔE 26.1Magenta · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3AD11E
Analogous#5C1ED1, #D11E93
Triadic#D1B51E, #1ED1B5
Split complementary#93D11E, #1ED15B
Tetradic#D15C1E, #3AD11E, #1E93D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFC4F7
Lighter +30%#E298F0
Lighter +20%#D66BEA
Lighter +10%#CA3FE3
Darker −10%#8E18A4
Darker −20%#681178
Darker −30%#410B4B
Darker −40%#1B041F
More saturated +25%#CA00EF
Less saturated −25%#A03CB3

Channel breakdown

R181
G30
B209
Red181 (71%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue290.61°
Saturation (HSL)74.9%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 1E · B D1

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