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Recognised as Colour

#B83BC0

  • #B83BC0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B83BC0 is a magenta with RGB values 184, 59, 192 and HSL 296°, 53%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B83BC0#B83BC0
HEX#B83BC0
RGBrgb(184, 59, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.2314, 0.7529
RGB percentages72.2%, 23.1%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(296.4, 53%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.4, 69.3%, 75.3%)
CMYK4.2%, 69.3%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,073,920
CSS custom property--colour: #B83BC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#47C43F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B69C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5678BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Tritanopia#BC5079no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Dark magenta · ΔE 17.3Orchid · ΔE 20.7Purple · ΔE 21.6Violet · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43C03B
Analogous#753BC0, #C03B86
Triadic#C0B83B, #3BC0B8
Split complementary#85C03B, #3BC076
Tetradic#C0763B, #43C03B, #3B86C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0D5F2
Lighter +30%#E3AEE6
Lighter +20%#D587DA
Lighter +10%#C760CE
Darker −10%#932F99
Darker −20%#6D2372
Darker −30%#48174B
Darker −40%#220B24
More saturated +25%#D41CDF
Less saturated −25%#9C5AA1

Channel breakdown

R184
G59
B192
Red184 (72.2%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue296.39°
Saturation (HSL)52.99%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 3B · B C0

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