Colour

#B951BF

#B951BF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B951BF is a magenta with RGB values 185, 81, 191 and HSL 297°, 46%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B951BF

RGBrgb(185, 81, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3176, 0.749

RGB percentages72.5%, 31.8%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(296.7, 46.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.7, 57.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK3.1%, 57.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,145,087

CSS custom property--colour: #B951BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#46AE40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4273C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6580BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BD5F80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9 Orchid · ΔE 12 Violet · ΔE 18 Dark magenta · ΔE 20 Purple · ΔE 22.2 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57BF51

Analogous#8251BF, #BF518E

Triadic#BFB951, #51BFB9

Split complementary#8EBF51, #51BF82

Tetradic#BF8251, #57BF51, #518EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E6F6

Lighter +30%#E6C1E8

Lighter +20%#D79CDA

Lighter +10%#C876CD

Darker −10%#9C3BA2

Darker −20%#782E7C

Darker −30%#542057

Darker −40%#301232

More saturated +25%#D433DD

Less saturated −25%#9E6FA1

Channel breakdown

R185

G81

B191

Red185 (72.5%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue296.73°

Saturation (HSL)46.22%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 51 · B BF

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