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Recognised as Colour

#B92ABB

  • #B92ABB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B92ABB is a magenta with RGB values 185, 42, 187 and HSL 299°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B92ABB#B92ABB
HEX#B92ABB
RGBrgb(185, 42, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.1647, 0.7333
RGB percentages72.5%, 16.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(299.2, 63.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.2, 77.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK1.1%, 77.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,135,099
CSS custom property--colour: #B92ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#46D544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5274B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BF4372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3Dark magenta · ΔE 17.3Purple · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 25Dark violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CBB2A
Analogous#712ABB, #BB2A74
Triadic#BBB92A, #2ABBB9
Split complementary#74BB2A, #2ABB71
Tetradic#BB712A, #2CBB2A, #2A74BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0C0F1
Lighter +30%#E696E8
Lighter +20%#DD6DDE
Lighter +10%#D343D5
Darker −10%#902191
Darker −20%#671768
Darker −30%#3D0E3E
Darker −40%#140514
More saturated +25%#D50DD8
Less saturated −25%#9D479E

Channel breakdown

R185
G42
B187
Red185 (72.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue299.17°
Saturation (HSL)63.32%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 2A · B BB

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