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Recognised as Colour

#B53EAA

  • #B53EAA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B53EAA is a magenta with RGB values 181, 62, 170 and HSL 306°, 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 Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B53EAA#B53EAA
HEX#B53EAA
RGBrgb(181, 62, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.2431, 0.6667
RGB percentages71%, 24.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(305.5, 49%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 65.7%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 65.7%, 6.1%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,878,058
CSS custom property--colour: #B53EAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#4AC155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3765ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#6176A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BC4A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15Dark magenta · ΔE 15.5Orchid · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 17.7Medium violet red · ΔE 21.6Violet · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EB549
Analogous#853EB5, #B53E6E
Triadic#AAB53E, #3EAAB5
Split complementary#6EB53E, #3EB585
Tetradic#B5853E, #3EB549, #3E6EB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFD0EC
Lighter +30%#E2AADD
Lighter +20%#D584CD
Lighter +10%#C85EBE
Darker −10%#8F3186
Darker −20%#692463
Darker −30%#43173F
Darker −40%#1D0A1B
More saturated +25%#D320C3
Less saturated −25%#975C91

Channel breakdown

R181
G62
B170
Red181 (71%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue305.55°
Saturation (HSL)48.97%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 3E · B AA

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