Colour
#B85AA4
- #B85AA4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#B85AA4 is a magenta with RGB values 184, 90, 164 and HSL 313°, 40%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#B85AA4#B85AA4
HEX#B85AA4
RGBrgb(184, 90, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.3529, 0.6431
RGB percentages72.2%, 35.3%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(312.8, 39.8%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.8, 51.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 51.1%, 10.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,081,828
CSS custom property--colour: #B85AA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20183WCAG 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 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#47A55B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5AB86E
Analogous#9D5AB8, #B85A75
Triadic#A4B85A, #5AA4B8
Split complementary#75B85A, #5AB89D
Tetradic#B89D5A, #5AB86E, #5A75B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G90
B164
Red184 (72.2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue312.77°
Saturation (HSL)39.83%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 5A · B A4
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