Recognised as Colour
#B54E9F
- #B54E9F
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#B54E9F is a magenta with RGB values 181, 78, 159 and HSL 313°, 41%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#B54E9F#B54E9F
HEX#B54E9F
RGBrgb(181, 78, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.3059, 0.6235
RGB percentages71%, 30.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(312.8, 41%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.8, 56.9%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 56.9%, 12.2%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,882,143
CSS custom property--colour: #B54E9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#4AB160
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4EB564
Analogous#984EB5, #B54E6B
Triadic#9FB54E, #4E9FB5
Split complementary#6BB54E, #4EB598
Tetradic#B5984E, #4EB564, #4E6BB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G78
B159
Red181 (71%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue312.82°
Saturation (HSL)41.04%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 4E · B 9F
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