Colour

#B661BC

#B661BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B661BC is a magenta with RGB values 182, 97, 188 and HSL 296°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B661BC#B661BC

HEX#B661BC

RGBrgb(182, 97, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.3804, 0.7373

RGB percentages71.4%, 38%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(296, 40.4%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296, 48.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK3.2%, 48.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,952,572

CSS custom property--colour: #B661BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#499E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#567BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F85B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BA6C86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 18 Violet · ΔE 18.1 Medium purple · ΔE 19.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#67BC61

Analogous#8961BC, #BC6194

Triadic#BCB661, #61BCB6

Split complementary#94BC61, #61BC89

Tetradic#BC8961, #67BC61, #6194BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F0F9

Lighter +30%#E8CCEA

Lighter +20%#D7A9DA

Lighter +10%#C785CB

Darker −10%#9E46A4

Darker −20%#7C3681

Darker −30%#59275D

Darker −40%#371839

More saturated +25%#CE45D8

Less saturated −25%#9E7DA0

Channel breakdown

R182

G97

B188

Red182 (71.4%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue296.04°

Saturation (HSL)40.44%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 61 · B BC

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Colour values

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