Colour

#B562C4

#B562C4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B562C4 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 98, 196 and HSL 291°, 45%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B562C4

RGBrgb(181, 98, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.3843, 0.7686

RGB percentages71%, 38.4%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(290.8, 45.4%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 50%, 76.9%)

CMYK7.7%, 50%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,887,300

CSS custom property--colour: #B562C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#4A9D3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#537DC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C86C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B76F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6 Violet · ΔE 17 Medium purple · ΔE 17.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#71C462

Analogous#8462C4, #C462A2

Triadic#C4B562, #62C4B5

Split complementary#A2C462, #62C484

Tetradic#C48462, #71C462, #62A2C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF6FC

Lighter +30%#E9D1EE

Lighter +20%#D8ACE0

Lighter +10%#C687D2

Darker −10%#A042B1

Darker −20%#7E348C

Darker −30%#5D2766

Darker −40%#3B1941

More saturated +25%#C847DF

Less saturated −25%#A27DA9

Channel breakdown

R181

G98

B196

Red181 (71%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue290.82°

Saturation (HSL)45.37%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 62 · B C4

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Colour values

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