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Recognised as Colour

#B809DA

  • #B809DA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B809DA is a magenta with RGB values 184, 9, 218 and HSL 290°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B809DA#B809DA
HEX#B809DA
RGBrgb(184, 9, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.0353, 0.8549
RGB percentages72.2%, 3.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(290.2, 92.1%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 95.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK15.6%, 95.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,061,146
CSS custom property--colour: #B809DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#47F625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2572D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B74A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Fuchsia · ΔE 22.1Magenta · ΔE 22.1Medium orchid · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BDA09
Analogous#4F09DA, #DA0994
Triadic#DAB809, #09DAB8
Split complementary#93DA09, #09DA50
Tetradic#DA5009, #2BDA09, #0994DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0B3FC
Lighter +30%#E682FA
Lighter +20%#DD51F8
Lighter +10%#D320F6
Darker −10%#8F07A9
Darker −20%#650578
Darker −30%#3C0347
Darker −40%#130116
More saturated +25%#BE00E3
Less saturated −25%#A525BE

Channel breakdown

R184
G9
B218
Red184 (72.2%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue290.24°
Saturation (HSL)92.07%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 09 · B DA

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