Colour

#B6259F

#B6259F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B6259F is a magenta with RGB values 182, 37, 159 and HSL 310°, 66%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#B6259F

RGBrgb(182, 37, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.1451, 0.6235

RGB percentages71.4%, 14.5%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(309.5, 66.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 79.7%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 79.7%, 12.6%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,937,183

CSS custom property--colour: #B6259F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#49DA60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#265AA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D6F9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BF3261no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.7 Purple · ΔE 16.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Orchid · ΔE 22.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25B63C

Analogous#8425B6, #B62557

Triadic#9FB625, #259FB6

Split complementary#57B625, #25B685

Tetradic#B68525, #25B63C, #2557B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0B7E7

Lighter +30%#E88CD9

Lighter +20%#DF62CB

Lighter +10%#D638BD

Darker −10%#8C1C7A

Darker −20%#611455

Darker −30%#370B30

Darker −40%#0C030B

More saturated +25%#D10AB2

Less saturated −25%#9B408C

Channel breakdown

R182

G37

B159

Red182 (71.4%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue309.52°

Saturation (HSL)66.21%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 25 · B 9F

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