Colour

#B95ABC

#B95ABC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B95ABC is a magenta with RGB values 185, 90, 188 and HSL 298°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B95ABC#B95ABC

HEX#B95ABC

RGBrgb(185, 90, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3529, 0.7373

RGB percentages72.5%, 35.3%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(298.2, 42.2%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.2, 52.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK1.6%, 52.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,147,388

CSS custom property--colour: #B95ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#46A543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F77BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D83B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BD6583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3 Violet · ΔE 17.1 Medium purple · ΔE 21.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5 Purple · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5DBC5A

Analogous#885ABC, #BC5A8E

Triadic#BCB95A, #5ABCB9

Split complementary#8EBC5A, #5ABC88

Tetradic#BC885A, #5DBC5A, #5A8EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7EBF7

Lighter +30%#E7C7E8

Lighter +20%#D8A3D9

Lighter +10%#C87ECB

Darker −10%#9F42A1

Darker −20%#7B337D

Darker −30%#572459

Darker −40%#341535

More saturated +25%#D43DD9

Less saturated −25%#9E779F

Channel breakdown

R185

G90

B188

Red185 (72.5%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue298.16°

Saturation (HSL)42.24%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 5A · B BC

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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