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Recognised as Colour

#B9058A

  • #B9058A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B9058A is a magenta with RGB values 185, 5, 138 and HSL 316°, 95%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B9058A#B9058A
HEX#B9058A
RGBrgb(185, 5, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.0196, 0.5412
RGB percentages72.5%, 2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(315.7, 94.7%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.7, 97.3%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 97.3%, 25.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,125,578
CSS custom property--colour: #B9058A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#46FA75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A518Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#626C87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C60350no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.7Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 21.2Deep pink · ΔE 26.7Hot pink · ΔE 27.7Orchid · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#05B934
Analogous#8E05B9, #B90530
Triadic#8AB905, #058AB9
Split complementary#30B905, #05B98E
Tetradic#B98E05, #05B934, #0530B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC8EDF
Lighter +30%#FB5CD1
Lighter +20%#F92BC3
Lighter +10%#EB06AF
Darker −10%#870465
Darker −20%#560240
Darker −30%#24011B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BE008C
Less saturated −25%#A11D7F

Channel breakdown

R185
G5
B138
Red185 (72.5%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue315.67°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 05 · B 8A

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