Colour

#B527AE

#B527AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B527AE is a magenta with RGB values 181, 39, 174 and HSL 303°, 65%, 43%. 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 magenta.

Colour values

#B527AE#B527AE

HEX#B527AE

RGBrgb(181, 39, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1529, 0.6824

RGB percentages71%, 15.3%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(303, 64.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303, 78.5%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 78.5%, 3.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,872,174

CSS custom property--colour: #B527AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#4AD851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#105EB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5570ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original

Tritanopia#BC3C6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 15 Purple · ΔE 18.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3 Orchid · ΔE 23.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27B52E

Analogous#7527B5, #B52767

Triadic#AEB527, #27AEB5

Split complementary#67B527, #27B575

Tetradic#B57527, #27B52E, #2767B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0B8ED

Lighter +30%#E78EE2

Lighter +20%#DE64D8

Lighter +10%#D53ACD

Darker −10%#8B1E86

Darker −20%#61155D

Darker −30%#370C35

Darker −40%#0D030D

More saturated +25%#D10CC7

Less saturated −25%#9A4395

Channel breakdown

R181

G39

B174

Red181 (71%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue302.96°

Saturation (HSL)64.55%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 27 · B AE

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