Colour

#B9359A

#B9359A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B9359A is a magenta with RGB values 185, 53, 154 and HSL 314°, 55%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B9359A

RGBrgb(185, 53, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2078, 0.6039

RGB percentages72.5%, 20.8%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(314.1, 55.5%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.1, 71.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 71.4%, 16.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,137,882

CSS custom property--colour: #B9359A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#46CA65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C5F9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#677497no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C33A63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.2 Purple · ΔE 19.3 Orchid · ΔE 20 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7 Hot pink · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35B954

Analogous#9635B9, #B93558

Triadic#9AB935, #359AB9

Split complementary#58B935, #35B996

Tetradic#B99635, #35B954, #3558B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0CAE7

Lighter +30%#E4A3D5

Lighter +20%#D97BC3

Lighter +10%#CE53B1

Darker −10%#912A79

Darker −20%#6A1E58

Darker −30%#421337

Darker −40%#1A0816

More saturated +25%#D717AA

Less saturated −25%#9B538A

Channel breakdown

R185

G53

B154

Red185 (72.5%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue314.09°

Saturation (HSL)55.46%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 35 · B 9A

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