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Recognised as Colour

#B958A9

  • #B958A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#B958A9 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 88, 169 and HSL 310°, 41%, 54%. 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

#B958A9#B958A9
HEX#B958A9
RGBrgb(185, 88, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3451, 0.6627
RGB percentages72.5%, 34.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(309.9, 40.9%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.9, 52.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 52.4%, 8.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,146,857
CSS custom property--colour: #B958A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#46A756

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5773ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7381A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C15E79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.9Violet · ΔE 21.9Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6Medium violet red · ΔE 24.8Hot pink · ΔE 24.9Purple · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58B968
Analogous#9858B9, #B95879
Triadic#A9B958, #58A9B9
Split complementary#78B958, #58B998
Tetradic#B99958, #58B968, #5879B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E8F3
Lighter +30%#E6C4E1
Lighter +20%#D7A0CE
Lighter +10%#C87CBC
Darker −10%#9C428D
Darker −20%#78336D
Darker −30%#55234C
Darker −40%#31142C
More saturated +25%#D73ABD
Less saturated −25%#9B7695

Channel breakdown

R185
G88
B169
Red185 (72.5%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue309.9°
Saturation (HSL)40.93%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 58 · B A9

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