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Recognised as Colour

#B73ECB

  • #B73ECB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B73ECB is a magenta with RGB values 183, 62, 203 and HSL 291°, 58%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B73ECB#B73ECB
HEX#B73ECB
RGBrgb(183, 62, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.2431, 0.7961
RGB percentages71.8%, 24.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(291.5, 57.6%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.5, 69.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK9.9%, 69.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,009,163
CSS custom property--colour: #B73ECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#48C134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#026CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#507AC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B95780no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9Dark orchid · ΔE 12Dark magenta · ΔE 20.4Orchid · ΔE 23.4Dark violet · ΔE 24.8Purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52CB3E
Analogous#713ECB, #CB3E98
Triadic#CBB73E, #3ECBB7
Split complementary#98CB3E, #3ECB71
Tetradic#CB713E, #52CB3E, #3E98CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DFF6
Lighter +30%#E4B7EB
Lighter +20%#D58EE1
Lighter +10%#C666D6
Darker −10%#972DA9
Darker −20%#732380
Darker −30%#4F1858
Darker −40%#2B0D30
More saturated +25%#CD1FEA
Less saturated −25%#A15DAC

Channel breakdown

R183
G62
B203
Red183 (71.8%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue291.49°
Saturation (HSL)57.55%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 3E · B CB

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