Colour

#B92CC6

#B92CC6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B92CC6 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 44, 198 and HSL 295°, 64%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B92CC6

RGBrgb(185, 44, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.1725, 0.7765

RGB percentages72.5%, 17.3%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(294.9, 63.6%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.9, 77.8%, 77.6%)

CMYK6.6%, 77.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,135,622

CSS custom property--colour: #B92CC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#46D339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B76C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BD4A79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8 Dark violet · ΔE 22 Blue violet · ΔE 25.2 Purple · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39C62C

Analogous#6C2CC6, #C62C86

Triadic#C6B92C, #2CC6B9

Split complementary#86C62C, #2CC66C

Tetradic#C66C2C, #39C62C, #2C86C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0CBF3

Lighter +30%#E4A1EA

Lighter +20%#D877E1

Lighter +10%#CC4DD8

Darker −10%#92239C

Darker −20%#6B1973

Darker −30%#441049

Darker −40%#1D071F

More saturated +25%#D20EE4

Less saturated −25%#A04AA8

Channel breakdown

R185

G44

B198

Red185 (72.5%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue294.94°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 2C · B C6

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Colour values

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