Colour

#B92D9B

#B92D9B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B92D9B is a magenta with RGB values 185, 45, 155 and HSL 313°, 61%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B92D9B#B92D9B

HEX#B92D9B

RGBrgb(185, 45, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.1765, 0.6078

RGB percentages72.5%, 17.6%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(312.9, 60.9%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.9, 75.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 75.7%, 16.2%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,135,835

CSS custom property--colour: #B92D9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#46D264

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#345D9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#637298no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C33461no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.4 Purple · ΔE 18.4 Orchid · ΔE 21.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8 Hot pink · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DB94B

Analogous#912DB9, #B92D55

Triadic#9BB92D, #2D9BB9

Split complementary#55B92D, #2DB991

Tetradic#B9912D, #2DB94B, #2D55B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0C2E6

Lighter +30%#E699D6

Lighter +20%#DC70C5

Lighter +10%#D247B4

Darker −10%#902379

Darker −20%#671956

Darker −30%#3E0F34

Darker −40%#150512

More saturated +25%#D610AB

Less saturated −25%#9C4A8B

Channel breakdown

R185

G45

B155

Red185 (72.5%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue312.86°

Saturation (HSL)60.87%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 2D · B 9B

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Colour values

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