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Recognised as Colour

#B824A9

  • #B824A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B824A9 is a magenta with RGB values 184, 36, 169 and HSL 306°, 67%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B824A9#B824A9
HEX#B824A9
RGBrgb(184, 36, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.1412, 0.6627
RGB percentages72.2%, 14.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(306.1, 67.3%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.1, 80.4%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 80.4%, 8.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,068,009
CSS custom property--colour: #B824A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#47DB56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A5CACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5971A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C03667no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14Medium orchid · ΔE 17Purple · ΔE 18.2Medium violet red · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24B833
Analogous#7D24B8, #B8245F
Triadic#A9B824, #24A9B8
Split complementary#5FB824, #24B87D
Tetradic#B87D24, #24B833, #245FB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1B7EB
Lighter +30%#E98CDF
Lighter +20%#E062D3
Lighter +10%#D837C8
Darker −10%#8D1C82
Darker −20%#63135B
Darker −30%#380B33
Darker −40%#0D030C
More saturated +25%#D309BF
Less saturated −25%#9D4093

Channel breakdown

R184
G36
B169
Red184 (72.2%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue306.08°
Saturation (HSL)67.27%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 24 · B A9

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