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Recognised as Colour

#B001AE

  • #B001AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B001AE is a magenta with RGB values 176, 1, 174 and HSL 301°, 99%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B001AE#B001AE
HEX#B001AE
RGBrgb(176, 1, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.0039, 0.6824
RGB percentages69%, 0.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(300.7, 98.9%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.7, 99.4%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 99.4%, 1.1%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,534,766
CSS custom property--colour: #B001AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#4FFE51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4769ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B62F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.9Dark orchid · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Purple · ΔE 21Dark violet · ΔE 25.6Blue violet · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#01B003
Analogous#5B01B0, #B00156
Triadic#AEB001, #01AEB0
Split complementary#56B001, #01B05B
Tetradic#B05B01, #01B003, #0156B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE7FFD
Lighter +30%#FE4CFC
Lighter +20%#FE19FB
Lighter +10%#E301E0
Darker −10%#7D017C
Darker −20%#4B004A
Darker −30%#180018
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B100AF
Less saturated −25%#9A1798

Channel breakdown

R176
G1
B174
Red176 (69%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue300.69°
Saturation (HSL)98.87%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 01 · B AE

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