Colour

#B94DB1

#B94DB1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B94DB1 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 77, 177 and HSL 304°, 44%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B94DB1

RGBrgb(185, 77, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.302, 0.6941

RGB percentages72.5%, 30.2%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(304.4, 43.5%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.4, 58.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 58.4%, 4.3%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,144,049

CSS custom property--colour: #B94DB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#46B24E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#466FB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#697DAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C05778no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2 Violet · ΔE 19.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8 Purple · ΔE 21.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4DB955

Analogous#8B4DB9, #B94D7B

Triadic#B1B94D, #4DB1B9

Split complementary#7BB94D, #4DB98B

Tetradic#B98B4D, #4DB955, #4D7BB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3DFF1

Lighter +30%#E4BBE1

Lighter +20%#D696D1

Lighter +10%#C772C1

Darker −10%#973C91

Darker −20%#732D6E

Darker −30%#4E1F4B

Darker −40%#2A1028

More saturated +25%#D82ECB

Less saturated −25%#9A6C97

Channel breakdown

R185

G77

B177

Red185 (72.5%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue304.44°

Saturation (HSL)43.55%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 4D · B B1

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Colour values

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