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Recognised as Colour

#B5298D

  • #B5298D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B5298D is a magenta with RGB values 181, 41, 141 and HSL 317°, 63%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B5298D#B5298D
HEX#B5298D
RGBrgb(181, 41, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1608, 0.5529
RGB percentages71%, 16.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(317.1, 63.1%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 77.3%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 77.3%, 22.1%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,872,653
CSS custom property--colour: #B5298D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#4AD672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#385890no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#646E8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C12B58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.7Dark magenta · ΔE 19.3Purple · ΔE 19.8Orchid · ΔE 24.2Hot pink · ΔE 25.3Medium orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29B551
Analogous#9729B5, #B52947
Triadic#8DB529, #298DB5
Split complementary#47B529, #29B597
Tetradic#B59729, #29B551, #2947B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFBBE0
Lighter +30%#E691CE
Lighter +20%#DD67BB
Lighter +10%#D33EA9
Darker −10%#8B206D
Darker −20%#62164C
Darker −30%#380D2C
Darker −40%#0F030B
More saturated +25%#D10D99
Less saturated −25%#994581

Channel breakdown

R181
G41
B141
Red181 (71%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue317.14°
Saturation (HSL)63.06%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 29 · B 8D

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