Recognised as Colour

#B545A3

#B545A3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B545A3 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 69, 163 and HSL 310°, 45%, 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 Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B545A3

RGBrgb(181, 69, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.2706, 0.6392

RGB percentages71%, 27.1%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(309.6, 44.8%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 61.9%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 61.9%, 9.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,879,843

CSS custom property--colour: #B545A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#4ABA5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4467A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6878A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BD4C6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8 Purple · ΔE 19.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.1 Violet · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45B557

Analogous#8F45B5, #B5456B

Triadic#A3B545, #45A3B5

Split complementary#6BB545, #45B58F

Tetradic#B58F45, #45B557, #456BB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0D6EC

Lighter +30%#E1B2DA

Lighter +20%#D38DC8

Lighter +10%#C568B6

Darker −10%#903782

Darker −20%#6B2960

Darker −30%#461B3F

Darker −40%#210D1E

More saturated +25%#D426B8

Less saturated −25%#96648E

Channel breakdown

R181

G69

B163

Red181 (71%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue309.64°

Saturation (HSL)44.8%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 45 · B A3

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Colour values

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