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Recognised as Colour

#B5299E

  • #B5299E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B5299E is a magenta with RGB values 181, 41, 158 and HSL 310°, 63%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B5299E#B5299E
HEX#B5299E
RGBrgb(181, 41, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1608, 0.6196
RGB percentages71%, 16.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(309.9, 63.1%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.9, 77.3%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 77.3%, 12.7%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,872,670
CSS custom property--colour: #B5299E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#4AD661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B5BA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E709Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BE3462no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.8Purple · ΔE 16.6Medium violet red · ΔE 17.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Orchid · ΔE 21.7Violet · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29B540
Analogous#8629B5, #B52958
Triadic#9EB529, #299EB5
Split complementary#58B529, #29B586
Tetradic#B58629, #29B540, #2958B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFBBE7
Lighter +30%#E691D8
Lighter +20%#DD67C9
Lighter +10%#D33EBB
Darker −10%#8B207A
Darker −20%#621655
Darker −30%#380D31
Darker −40%#0F030D
More saturated +25%#D10DB1
Less saturated −25%#99458B

Channel breakdown

R181
G41
B158
Red181 (71%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue309.86°
Saturation (HSL)63.06%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 29 · B 9E

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