Colour

#B617A5

#B617A5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B617A5 is a magenta with RGB values 182, 23, 165 and HSL 306°, 78%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#B617A5

RGBrgb(182, 23, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0902, 0.6471

RGB percentages71.4%, 9%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(306.4, 77.6%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 87.4%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 87.4%, 9.3%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,933,605

CSS custom property--colour: #B617A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#49E85A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0A58A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#566EA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BF2E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.7 Purple · ΔE 18.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.6 Orchid · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17B628

Analogous#7817B6, #B61755

Triadic#A5B617, #17A5B6

Split complementary#55B617, #17B678

Tetradic#B67817, #17B628, #1755B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4A5EB

Lighter +30%#EE78E1

Lighter +20%#E84BD7

Lighter +10%#E31DCD

Darker −10%#89117C

Darker −20%#5B0C53

Darker −30%#2E062A

Darker −40%#010001

More saturated +25%#CD00B7

Less saturated −25%#9C3191

Channel breakdown

R182

G23

B165

Red182 (71.4%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue306.42°

Saturation (HSL)77.56%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 17 · B A5

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