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Recognised as Colour

#B955B0

  • #B955B0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#B955B0 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 85, 176 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

#B955B0#B955B0
HEX#B955B0
RGBrgb(185, 85, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3333, 0.6902
RGB percentages72.5%, 33.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(305.4, 41.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.4, 54.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 54.1%, 4.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,146,096
CSS custom property--colour: #B955B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 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#717171
Inverted#46AA4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5073B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E80ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C05D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 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

Orchid · ΔE 12.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Violet · ΔE 19.5Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3Purple · ΔE 23.8Medium violet red · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55B95E
Analogous#9055B9, #B9557E
Triadic#B0B955, #55B0B9
Split complementary#7EB955, #55B990
Tetradic#B99055, #55B95E, #557EB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E5F3
Lighter +30%#E6C1E2
Lighter +20%#D79DD2
Lighter +10%#C879C1
Darker −10%#9B4093
Darker −20%#773171
Darker −30%#53224E
Darker −40%#2F132C
More saturated +25%#D737C9
Less saturated −25%#9B7397

Channel breakdown

R185
G85
B176
Red185 (72.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue305.4°
Saturation (HSL)41.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 55 · B B0

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