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Recognised as Colour

#B52DB0

  • #B52DB0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B52DB0 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 45, 176 and HSL 302°, 60%, 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

#B52DB0#B52DB0
HEX#B52DB0
RGBrgb(181, 45, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1765, 0.6902
RGB percentages71%, 17.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(302.2, 60.2%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.2, 75.1%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 75.1%, 2.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,873,712
CSS custom property--colour: #B52DB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#4AD24F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1860B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5672ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BC416Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7Dark magenta · ΔE 13.8Purple · ΔE 18.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1Orchid · ΔE 21.9Medium violet red · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DB532
Analogous#762DB5, #B52D6C
Triadic#B0B52D, #2DB0B5
Split complementary#6CB52D, #2DB576
Tetradic#B5762D, #2DB532, #2D6CB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFBFED
Lighter +30%#E596E2
Lighter +20%#DB6DD7
Lighter +10%#D144CB
Darker −10%#8C2388
Darker −20%#631961
Darker −30%#3A0F39
Darker −40%#120411
More saturated +25%#D111CA
Less saturated −25%#994996

Channel breakdown

R181
G45
B176
Red181 (71%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue302.21°
Saturation (HSL)60.18%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 2D · B B0

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