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Recognised as Colour

#B54ABB

  • #B54ABB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B54ABB is a magenta with RGB values 181, 74, 187 and HSL 297°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B54ABB#B54ABB
HEX#B54ABB
RGBrgb(181, 74, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.2902, 0.7333
RGB percentages71%, 29%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(296.8, 45.4%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.8, 60.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK3.2%, 60.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,881,147
CSS custom property--colour: #B54ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#4AB544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#396EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F7BB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B9597Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.7Orchid · ΔE 14.3Dark magenta · ΔE 17.8Violet · ΔE 20.1Purple · ΔE 20.3Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.68, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50BB4A
Analogous#7C4ABB, #BB4A89
Triadic#BBB54A, #4ABBB5
Split complementary#88BB4A, #4ABB7D
Tetradic#BB7D4A, #50BB4A, #4A89BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2DEF3
Lighter +30%#E2B9E5
Lighter +20%#D394D7
Lighter +10%#C46FC9
Darker −10%#943999
Darker −20%#702B74
Darker −30%#4C1D4F
Darker −40%#281029
More saturated +25%#D12BDA
Less saturated −25%#99699C

Channel breakdown

R181
G74
B187
Red181 (71%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue296.81°
Saturation (HSL)45.38%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 4A · B BB

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