Colour

#B954B1

#B954B1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B954B1 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 84, 177 and HSL 305°, 42%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B954B1

RGBrgb(185, 84, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3294, 0.6941

RGB percentages72.5%, 32.9%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(304.8, 41.9%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.8, 54.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 54.6%, 4.3%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,145,841

CSS custom property--colour: #B954B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#46AB4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E72B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D80AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BF5D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6 Violet · ΔE 19.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.7 Purple · ΔE 23.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#54B95C

Analogous#8E54B9, #B9547F

Triadic#B1B954, #54B1B9

Split complementary#7FB954, #54B98E

Tetradic#B98E54, #54B95C, #547FB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E5F3

Lighter +30%#E5C1E3

Lighter +20%#D79CD2

Lighter +10%#C878C2

Darker −10%#9B3F93

Darker −20%#763171

Darker −30%#52224E

Darker −40%#2E132C

More saturated +25%#D736CA

Less saturated −25%#9B7298

Channel breakdown

R185

G84

B177

Red185 (72.5%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue304.75°

Saturation (HSL)41.91%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 54 · B B1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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