Colour

#B53687

#B53687
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B53687 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 54, 135 and HSL 322°, 54%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B53687#B53687

HEX#B53687

RGBrgb(181, 54, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.2118, 0.5294

RGB percentages71%, 21.2%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(321.7, 54%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 70.2%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 70.2%, 25.4%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,875,975

CSS custom property--colour: #B53687;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#4AC978

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#455C89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B7184no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C1345Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.8 Hot pink · ΔE 22.7 Purple · ΔE 24.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.1 Orchid · ΔE 25.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#36B564

Analogous#A436B5, #B53647

Triadic#87B536, #3687B5

Split complementary#48B536, #36B5A4

Tetradic#B5A336, #36B564, #3647B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFC8E1

Lighter +30%#E3A1CB

Lighter +20%#D77AB5

Lighter +10%#CC52A0

Darker −10%#8E2A6A

Darker −20%#661F4C

Darker −30%#3F132F

Darker −40%#180712

More saturated +25%#D2198F

Less saturated −25%#98537F

Channel breakdown

R181

G54

B135

Red181 (71%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue321.73°

Saturation (HSL)54.04%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 36 · B 87

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