Colour

#B52585

#B52585
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B52585 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 37, 133 and HSL 320°, 66%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B52585#B52585

HEX#B52585

RGBrgb(181, 37, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1451, 0.5216

RGB percentages71%, 14.5%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(320, 66.1%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320, 79.6%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 79.6%, 26.5%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,871,621

CSS custom property--colour: #B52585;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#4ADA7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A5587no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#666D82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C22253no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.2 Purple · ΔE 22.2 Hot pink · ΔE 24.4 Orchid · ΔE 26.8 Deep pink · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25B555

Analogous#9D25B5, #B5253D

Triadic#85B525, #2585B5

Split complementary#3DB525, #25B59D

Tetradic#B59D25, #25B555, #253DB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0B6DD

Lighter +30%#E78CC9

Lighter +20%#DF61B5

Lighter +10%#D637A1

Darker −10%#8B1C66

Darker −20%#601447

Darker −30%#360B28

Darker −40%#0C0209

More saturated +25%#D00A8E

Less saturated −25%#9A407C

Channel breakdown

R181

G37

B133

Red181 (71%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue320°

Saturation (HSL)66.06%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 25 · B 85

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