Colour

#B81BC0

#B81BC0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B81BC0 is a magenta with RGB values 184, 27, 192 and HSL 297°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B81BC0

RGBrgb(184, 27, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.1059, 0.7529

RGB percentages72.2%, 10.6%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(297.1, 75.3%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.1, 85.9%, 75.3%)

CMYK4.2%, 85.9%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,065,728

CSS custom property--colour: #B81BC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#47E43F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4871BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BD3F73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 18 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8 Dark violet · ΔE 21.5 Blue violet · ΔE 25.7 Purple · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23C01B

Analogous#651BC0, #C01B76

Triadic#C0B81B, #1BC0B8

Split complementary#76C01B, #1BC065

Tetradic#C0651B, #23C01B, #1B76C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1B3F4

Lighter +30%#E986EE

Lighter +20%#E159E8

Lighter +10%#D92DE1

Darker −10%#8D1593

Darker −20%#620E67

Darker −30%#37083A

Darker −40%#0D020D

More saturated +25%#D000DB

Less saturated −25%#9F36A5

Channel breakdown

R184

G27

B192

Red184 (72.2%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue297.09°

Saturation (HSL)75.34%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 1B · B C0

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Colour values

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