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Recognised as Colour

#B734A6

  • #B734A6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B734A6 is a magenta with RGB values 183, 52, 166 and HSL 308°, 56%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B734A6#B734A6
HEX#B734A6
RGBrgb(183, 52, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.2039, 0.651
RGB percentages71.8%, 20.4%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(307.8, 55.7%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.8, 71.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 71.6%, 9.3%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,006,566
CSS custom property--colour: #B734A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#48CB59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3161A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6074A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BF4069no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7Purple · ΔE 17.3Orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium violet red · ΔE 19.5Violet · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34B745
Analogous#8634B7, #B73465
Triadic#A6B734, #34A6B7
Split complementary#64B734, #34B786
Tetradic#B78734, #34B745, #3465B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFC8EA
Lighter +30%#E4A0DB
Lighter +20%#D978CC
Lighter +10%#CD51BD
Darker −10%#8F2982
Darker −20%#681D5E
Darker −30%#40123A
Darker −40%#180716
More saturated +25%#D417BC
Less saturated −25%#9A5190

Channel breakdown

R183
G52
B166
Red183 (71.8%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue307.79°
Saturation (HSL)55.74%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 34 · B A6

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