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Colour

#B52CB3

  • #B52CB3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B52CB3 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 44, 179 and HSL 301°, 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 Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B52CB3#B52CB3
HEX#B52CB3
RGBrgb(181, 44, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1725, 0.702
RGB percentages71%, 17.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(300.9, 60.9%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.9, 75.7%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 75.7%, 1.1%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,873,459
CSS custom property--colour: #B52CB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#4AD34C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E60B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Deuteranopia#5472B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BB426Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Dark magenta · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Purple · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 22.8Medium violet red · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CB52E
Analogous#732CB5, #B52C6E
Triadic#B3B52C, #2CB3B5
Split complementary#6FB52C, #2CB572
Tetradic#B5722C, #2CB52E, #2C6EB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFBEEE
Lighter +30%#E595E4
Lighter +20%#DB6CDA
Lighter +10%#D143CF
Darker −10%#8C228A
Darker −20%#631862
Darker −30%#3A0E39
Darker −40%#110411
More saturated +25%#D110CE
Less saturated −25%#994898

Channel breakdown

R181
G44
B179
Red181 (71%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue300.88°
Saturation (HSL)60.89%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 2C · B B3

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