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Recognised as Colour

#B53EA6

  • #B53EA6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B53EA6 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 62, 166 and HSL 308°, 49%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B53EA6#B53EA6
HEX#B53EA6
RGBrgb(181, 62, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.2431, 0.651
RGB percentages71%, 24.3%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(307.6, 49%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.6, 65.7%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 65.7%, 8.3%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,878,054
CSS custom property--colour: #B53EA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#4AC159

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A64A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6376A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BD486Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16.2Orchid · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 17Purple · ΔE 17.9Medium violet red · ΔE 20.2Violet · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EB54D
Analogous#893EB5, #B53E6A
Triadic#A6B53E, #3EA6B5
Split complementary#6AB53E, #3EB589
Tetradic#B5893E, #3EB54D, #3E6AB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFD0EB
Lighter +30%#E2AADB
Lighter +20%#D584CB
Lighter +10%#C85EBB
Darker −10%#8F3183
Darker −20%#692460
Darker −30%#43173D
Darker −40%#1D0A1B
More saturated +25%#D320BD
Less saturated −25%#975C8F

Channel breakdown

R181
G62
B166
Red181 (71%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue307.56°
Saturation (HSL)48.97%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 3E · B A6

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