Colour

#B743CD

#B743CD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B743CD is a magenta with RGB values 183, 67, 205 and HSL 290°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B743CD

RGBrgb(183, 67, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.2627, 0.8039

RGB percentages71.8%, 26.3%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(290.4, 58%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 67.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK10.7%, 67.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,010,445

CSS custom property--colour: #B743CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#48BC32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#126FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#517BCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B85B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8 Orchid · ΔE 22.1 Purple · ΔE 24.9 Violet · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59CD43

Analogous#7243CD, #CD439E

Triadic#CDB743, #43CDB7

Split complementary#9ECD43, #43CD72

Tetradic#CD7243, #59CD43, #439ECD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E4F8

Lighter +30%#E5BCED

Lighter +20%#D694E2

Lighter +10%#C66BD8

Darker −10%#9A2EAF

Darker −20%#772486

Darker −30%#53195E

Darker −40%#2F0E36

More saturated +25%#CB25EB

Less saturated −25%#A361AF

Channel breakdown

R183

G67

B205

Red183 (71.8%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue290.43°

Saturation (HSL)57.98%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 43 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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