Colour

#B556B5

#B556B5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B556B5 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 86, 181 and HSL 300°, 39%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B556B5

RGBrgb(181, 86, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.3373, 0.7098

RGB percentages71%, 33.7%, 71%

HSLhsl(300, 39.1%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 52.5%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 52.5%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,884,213

CSS custom property--colour: #B556B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#4AA94A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D73B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7FB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BA617Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 16 Violet · ΔE 19 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.6 Medium purple · ΔE 22.6 Purple · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56B556

Analogous#8656B5, #B55686

Triadic#B5B556, #56B5B5

Split complementary#86B556, #56B586

Tetradic#B58656, #56B556, #5686B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3E4F3

Lighter +30%#E4C0E4

Lighter +20%#D49DD4

Lighter +10%#C579C5

Darker −10%#964296

Darker −20%#733273

Darker −30%#4F234F

Darker −40%#2C132C

More saturated +25%#D338D3

Less saturated −25%#977497

Channel breakdown

R181

G86

B181

Red181 (71%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)39.09%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 56 · B B5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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