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Recognised as Colour

#B53EBD

  • #B53EBD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B53EBD is a magenta with RGB values 181, 62, 189 and HSL 296°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B53EBD#B53EBD
HEX#B53EBD
RGBrgb(181, 62, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.2431, 0.7412
RGB percentages71%, 24.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(296.2, 50.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.2, 67.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK4.2%, 67.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,878,077
CSS custom property--colour: #B53EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#4AC142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2369C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5777BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B95279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.1Dark magenta · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4Orchid · ΔE 19.1Purple · ΔE 20.2Violet · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46BD3E
Analogous#753EBD, #BD3E86
Triadic#BDB53E, #3EBDB5
Split complementary#85BD3E, #3EBD76
Tetradic#BD763E, #46BD3E, #3E86BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0D6F1
Lighter +30%#E1AFE5
Lighter +20%#D389D8
Lighter +10%#C562CC
Darker −10%#903197
Darker −20%#6B2570
Darker −30%#47184A
Darker −40%#220C23
More saturated +25%#D01FDC
Less saturated −25%#9A5D9E

Channel breakdown

R181
G62
B189
Red181 (71%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue296.22°
Saturation (HSL)50.6%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 3E · B BD

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