Colour

#B623CD

#B623CD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B623CD is a magenta with RGB values 182, 35, 205 and HSL 292°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B623CD

RGBrgb(182, 35, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.1373, 0.8039

RGB percentages71.4%, 13.7%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(291.9, 70.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 82.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK11.2%, 82.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,936,717

CSS custom property--colour: #B623CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#49DC32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D73C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B84A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2 Dark violet · ΔE 16.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3 Blue violet · ΔE 20.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3ACD23

Analogous#6123CD, #CD238F

Triadic#CDB623, #23CDB6

Split complementary#8FCD23, #23CD61

Tetradic#CD6123, #3ACD23, #238FCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFC7F5

Lighter +30%#E39BEE

Lighter +20%#D670E7

Lighter +10%#CA44DF

Darker −10%#8F1CA1

Darker −20%#691476

Darker −30%#420D4A

Darker −40%#1B051F

More saturated +25%#CC05EB

Less saturated −25%#A041AF

Channel breakdown

R182

G35

B205

Red182 (71.4%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue291.88°

Saturation (HSL)70.83%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 23 · B CD

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Colour values

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