Colour

#B935AA

#B935AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B935AA is a magenta with RGB values 185, 53, 170 and HSL 307°, 55%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#B935AA

RGBrgb(185, 53, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2078, 0.6667

RGB percentages72.5%, 20.8%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(306.8, 55.5%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.8, 71.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 71.4%, 8.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,137,898

CSS custom property--colour: #B935AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#46CA55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3062ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6075A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C1426Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6 Purple · ΔE 17.9 Orchid · ΔE 18.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.6 Violet · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35B944

Analogous#8635B9, #B93568

Triadic#AAB935, #35AAB9

Split complementary#68B935, #35B986

Tetradic#B98635, #35B944, #3568B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0CAEC

Lighter +30%#E4A3DD

Lighter +20%#D97BCE

Lighter +10%#CE53C0

Darker −10%#912A86

Darker −20%#6A1E61

Darker −30%#42133D

Darker −40%#1A0818

More saturated +25%#D717C1

Less saturated −25%#9B5393

Channel breakdown

R185

G53

B170

Red185 (72.5%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue306.82°

Saturation (HSL)55.46%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 35 · B AA

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