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Recognised as Colour

#B938AA

  • #B938AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B938AA is a magenta with RGB values 185, 56, 170 and HSL 307°, 54%, 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 magenta.

Colour values

#B938AA#B938AA
HEX#B938AA
RGBrgb(185, 56, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2196, 0.6667
RGB percentages72.5%, 22%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(307, 53.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307, 69.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 69.7%, 8.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,138,666
CSS custom property--colour: #B938AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#46C755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3364ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6176A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C1446Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6Orchid · ΔE 17.9Purple · ΔE 18Medium violet red · ΔE 20.4Violet · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38B947
Analogous#8838B9, #B93869
Triadic#AAB938, #38AAB9
Split complementary#6AB938, #38B988
Tetradic#B98738, #38B947, #3869B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0CDEC
Lighter +30%#E4A6DD
Lighter +20%#D87FCE
Lighter +10%#CC58BF
Darker −10%#922C86
Darker −20%#6B2062
Darker −30%#44143E
Darker −40%#1C091A
More saturated +25%#D71AC1
Less saturated −25%#9B5693

Channel breakdown

R185
G56
B170
Red185 (72.5%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue306.98°
Saturation (HSL)53.53%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 38 · B AA

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