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Recognised as Colour

#B6558A

  • #B6558A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B6558A is a magenta with RGB values 182, 85, 138 and HSL 327°, 40%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B6558A#B6558A
HEX#B6558A
RGBrgb(182, 85, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.3333, 0.5412
RGB percentages71.4%, 33.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(327.2, 39.9%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.2, 53.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 53.3%, 24.2%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,949,450
CSS custom property--colour: #B6558A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#49AA75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F6C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#797D88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C15269no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.5Hot pink · ΔE 24.5Medium violet red · ΔE 26.4Orchid · ΔE 28.7Plum · ΔE 29.1Indian red · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55B681
Analogous#B155B6, #B6555A
Triadic#8AB655, #558AB6
Split complementary#59B655, #55B6B1
Tetradic#B6B255, #55B681, #555AB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E4EC
Lighter +30%#E4C0D4
Lighter +20%#D59CBB
Lighter +10%#C579A3
Darker −10%#974170
Darker −20%#733256
Darker −30%#50223B
Darker −40%#2C1321
More saturated +25%#D4378D
Less saturated −25%#987387

Channel breakdown

R182
G85
B138
Red182 (71.4%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue327.22°
Saturation (HSL)39.92%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 55 · B 8A

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