Colour

#B72898

#B72898
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B72898 is a magenta with RGB values 183, 40, 152 and HSL 313°, 64%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B72898

RGBrgb(183, 40, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.1569, 0.5961

RGB percentages71.8%, 15.7%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(313, 64.1%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313, 78.1%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 78.1%, 16.9%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,003,480

CSS custom property--colour: #B72898;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13852WCAG 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 5.57:1

Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#48D767

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#305A9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#617095no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C22F5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.9 Purple · ΔE 17.8 Orchid · ΔE 22.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6 Hot pink · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28B747

Analogous#8F28B7, #B72850

Triadic#98B728, #2898B7

Split complementary#50B728, #28B78F

Tetradic#B78F28, #28B747, #2850B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0BBE5

Lighter +30%#E791D4

Lighter +20%#DE67C4

Lighter +10%#D53DB4

Darker −10%#8D1F75

Darker −20%#631652

Darker −30%#390D30

Darker −40%#10030D

More saturated +25%#D30CA8

Less saturated −25%#9B4488

Channel breakdown

R183

G40

B152

Red183 (71.8%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue313.01°

Saturation (HSL)64.13%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 28 · B 98

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Colour values

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