Colour

#B657A7

#B657A7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B657A7 is a magenta with RGB values 182, 87, 167 and HSL 309°, 39%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B657A7

RGBrgb(182, 87, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.3412, 0.6549

RGB percentages71.4%, 34.1%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(309.5, 39.4%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 52.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 52.2%, 8.2%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,949,991

CSS custom property--colour: #B657A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#49A858

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5672AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#717FA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BD5D77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Violet · ΔE 22.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.2 Hot pink · ΔE 25.7 Purple · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57B666

Analogous#9557B6, #B65778

Triadic#A7B657, #57A7B6

Split complementary#78B657, #57B695

Tetradic#B69557, #57B666, #5778B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E5F1

Lighter +30%#E4C2DF

Lighter +20%#D59ECC

Lighter +10%#C57BBA

Darker −10%#98428A

Darker −20%#74336A

Darker −30%#51234A

Darker −40%#2D1429

More saturated +25%#D439BC

Less saturated −25%#987592

Channel breakdown

R182

G87

B167

Red182 (71.4%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue309.47°

Saturation (HSL)39.42%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 57 · B A7

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Colour values

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