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Recognised as Colour

#B93E8A

  • #B93E8A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B93E8A is a magenta with RGB values 185, 62, 138 and HSL 323°, 50%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B93E8A#B93E8A
HEX#B93E8A
RGBrgb(185, 62, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2431, 0.5412
RGB percentages72.5%, 24.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(322.9, 49.8%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.9, 66.5%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 66.5%, 25.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,140,170
CSS custom property--colour: #B93E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#46C175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C618Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#707687no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C53B5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.4Hot pink · ΔE 21.1Pale violetred · ΔE 24.3Orchid · ΔE 24.8Purple · ΔE 26.6Dark magenta · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EB96D
Analogous#AB3EB9, #B93E4C
Triadic#8AB93E, #3E8AB9
Split complementary#4CB93E, #3EB9AB
Tetradic#B9AB3E, #3EB96D, #3E4CB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0D3E5
Lighter +30%#E3ADCE
Lighter +20%#D786B8
Lighter +10%#CA60A1
Darker −10%#93316E
Darker −20%#6D2451
Darker −30%#461835
Darker −40%#200B18
More saturated +25%#D81F91
Less saturated −25%#9A5D83

Channel breakdown

R185
G62
B138
Red185 (72.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue322.93°
Saturation (HSL)49.8%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 3E · B 8A

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