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Recognised as Colour

#B000C3

  • #B000C3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B000C3 is a magenta with RGB values 176, 0, 195 and HSL 294°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B000C3#B000C3
HEX#B000C3
RGBrgb(176, 0, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0, 0.7647
RGB percentages69%, 0%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(294.2, 100%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.2, 100%, 76.5%)
CMYK9.7%, 100%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,534,531
CSS custom property--colour: #B000C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#4FFF3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#356BBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B23D72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.1Dark violet · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5Fuchsia · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#13C300
Analogous#4F00C3, #C30074
Triadic#C3B000, #00C3B0
Split complementary#74C300, #00C34F
Tetradic#C34F00, #13C300, #0074C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F490FF
Lighter +30%#EF5DFF
Lighter +20%#EA2AFF
Lighter +10%#DE00F6
Darker −10%#820090
Darker −20%#54005D
Darker −30%#26002A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B000C3
Less saturated −25%#9C18AB

Channel breakdown

R176
G0
B195
Red176 (69%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue294.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 00 · B C3

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