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Recognised as Colour

#B52CAE

  • #B52CAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B52CAE is a magenta with RGB values 181, 44, 174 and HSL 303°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B52CAE#B52CAE
HEX#B52CAE
RGBrgb(181, 44, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1725, 0.6824
RGB percentages71%, 17.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(303.1, 60.9%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 75.7%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 75.7%, 3.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,873,454
CSS custom property--colour: #B52CAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#4AD351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A5FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5771ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BC3F6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.5Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3Purple · ΔE 17.8Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 21.9Medium violet red · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CB533
Analogous#772CB5, #B52C6A
Triadic#AEB52C, #2CAEB5
Split complementary#69B52C, #2CB577
Tetradic#B5782C, #2CB533, #2C6AB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFBEED
Lighter +30%#E595E1
Lighter +20%#DB6CD6
Lighter +10%#D143CA
Darker −10%#8C2287
Darker −20%#63185F
Darker −30%#3A0E38
Darker −40%#110410
More saturated +25%#D110C7
Less saturated −25%#994895

Channel breakdown

R181
G44
B174
Red181 (71%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue303.07°
Saturation (HSL)60.89%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 2C · B AE

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