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Recognised as Colour

#B520A5

  • #B520A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B520A5 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 32, 165 and HSL 306°, 70%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B520A5#B520A5
HEX#B520A5
RGBrgb(181, 32, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1255, 0.6471
RGB percentages71%, 12.5%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(306.4, 70%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 82.3%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 82.3%, 8.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,870,373
CSS custom property--colour: #B520A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#4ADF5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#175AA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#576EA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BD3364no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13Purple · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Medium violet red · ΔE 21.5Orchid · ΔE 23.7Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20B530
Analogous#7A20B5, #B5205B
Triadic#A5B520, #20A5B5
Split complementary#5BB520, #20B57A
Tetradic#B57A20, #20B530, #205BB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1B0EA
Lighter +30%#E985DF
Lighter +20%#E259D3
Lighter +10%#DA2EC8
Darker −10%#8A187D
Darker −20%#5E1156
Darker −30%#33092E
Darker −40%#080107
More saturated +25%#D005BA
Less saturated −25%#9A3B90

Channel breakdown

R181
G32
B165
Red181 (71%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue306.44°
Saturation (HSL)69.95%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 20 · B A5

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