Colour

#B74BCA

#B74BCA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B74BCA is a magenta with RGB values 183, 75, 202 and HSL 291°, 55%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B74BCA

RGBrgb(183, 75, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.2941, 0.7922

RGB percentages71.8%, 29.4%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(291, 54.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291, 62.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK9.4%, 62.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,012,490

CSS custom property--colour: #B74BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#48B435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C72CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#597EC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B95F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3 Orchid · ΔE 17.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1 Violet · ΔE 21.4 Purple · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.43, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5ECA4B

Analogous#784BCA, #CA4B9D

Triadic#CAB74B, #4BCAB7

Split complementary#9ECA4B, #4BCA77

Tetradic#CA774B, #5ECA4B, #4B9ECA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E9F8

Lighter +30%#E6C1ED

Lighter +20%#D79AE1

Lighter +10%#C772D6

Darker −10%#9C33AF

Darker −20%#792887

Darker −30%#561C60

Darker −40%#321138

More saturated +25%#CB2EE7

Less saturated −25%#A368AD

Channel breakdown

R183

G75

B202

Red183 (71.8%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue291.02°

Saturation (HSL)54.51%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 4B · B CA

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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