Colour

#B540B2

#B540B2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B540B2 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 64, 178 and HSL 302°, 48%, 48%. 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

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HEX#B540B2

RGBrgb(181, 64, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.251, 0.698

RGB percentages71%, 25.1%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(301.5, 47.8%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.5, 64.6%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 64.6%, 1.7%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,878,578

CSS custom property--colour: #B540B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#4ABF4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3368B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E77AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BB4F73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.4 Orchid · ΔE 16.2 Purple · ΔE 18.2 Violet · ΔE 22.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40B543

Analogous#7E40B5, #B54078

Triadic#B2B540, #40B2B5

Split complementary#77B540, #40B57E

Tetradic#B57E40, #40B543, #4077B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFD2EE

Lighter +30%#E2ACE0

Lighter +20%#D487D2

Lighter +10%#C761C4

Darker −10%#8F338D

Darker −20%#6A2568

Darker −30%#441843

Darker −40%#1E0B1E

More saturated +25%#D421CF

Less saturated −25%#965F95

Channel breakdown

R181

G64

B178

Red181 (71%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue301.54°

Saturation (HSL)47.76%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 40 · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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