Colour

#B90CC6

#B90CC6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B90CC6 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 12, 198 and HSL 296°, 89%, 41%. 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#B90CC6

RGBrgb(185, 12, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.0471, 0.7765

RGB percentages72.5%, 4.7%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(295.8, 88.6%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(295.8, 93.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK6.6%, 93.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,127,430

CSS custom property--colour: #B90CC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#46F339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4171C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BD3E75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6 Dark violet · ΔE 17.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7 Blue violet · ΔE 23 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19C60C

Analogous#5C0CC6, #C60C76

Triadic#C6B90C, #0CC6B9

Split complementary#76C60C, #0CC65C

Tetradic#C65C0C, #19C60C, #0C76C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4A4FA

Lighter +30%#ED74F7

Lighter +20%#E744F4

Lighter +10%#E114F1

Darker −10%#8C0996

Darker −20%#5F0666

Darker −30%#320336

Darker −40%#050006

More saturated +25%#C300D2

Less saturated −25%#A226AC

Channel breakdown

R185

G12

B198

Red185 (72.5%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue295.81°

Saturation (HSL)88.57%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 0C · B C6

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Colour values

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