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Recognised as Colour

#B9548A

  • #B9548A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B9548A is a magenta with RGB values 185, 84, 138 and HSL 328°, 42%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B9548A#B9548A
HEX#B9548A
RGBrgb(185, 84, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3294, 0.5412
RGB percentages72.5%, 32.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(327.9, 41.9%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.9, 54.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 54.6%, 25.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,145,802
CSS custom property--colour: #B9548A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#46AB75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F6C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B7E88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C55169no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.1Hot pink · ΔE 23.2Medium violet red · ΔE 25.1Orchid · ΔE 28.5Plum · ΔE 29.7Indian red · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54B983
Analogous#B554B9, #B95458
Triadic#8AB954, #548AB9
Split complementary#58B954, #54B9B5
Tetradic#B9B554, #54B983, #5458B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E5ED
Lighter +30%#E5C1D4
Lighter +20%#D79CBC
Lighter +10%#C878A3
Darker −10%#9B3F70
Darker −20%#763156
Darker −30%#52223C
Darker −40%#2E1321
More saturated +25%#D7368C
Less saturated −25%#9B7288

Channel breakdown

R185
G84
B138
Red185 (72.5%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue327.92°
Saturation (HSL)41.91%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 54 · B 8A

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