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Recognised as Colour

#B00378

  • #B00378
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B00378 is a magenta with RGB values 176, 3, 120 and HSL 319°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B00378#B00378
HEX#B00378
RGBrgb(176, 3, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.0118, 0.4706
RGB percentages69%, 1.2%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(319.4, 96.6%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.4, 98.3%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 98.3%, 31.8%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,535,224
CSS custom property--colour: #B00378;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#4FFC87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F4A7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#606575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BD0045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7.2Purple · ΔE 23.5Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7Deep pink · ΔE 26.8Hot pink · ΔE 27.2Orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03B03B
Analogous#9203B0, #B00321
Triadic#78B003, #0378B0
Split complementary#21B003, #03B092
Tetradic#B09203, #03B03B, #0321B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD82D5
Lighter +30%#FC50C4
Lighter +20%#FB1EB4
Lighter +10%#E2049A
Darker −10%#7E0256
Darker −20%#4C0134
Darker −30%#1A0011
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B30079
Less saturated −25%#9A1970

Channel breakdown

R176
G3
B120
Red176 (69%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue319.42°
Saturation (HSL)96.65%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 03 · B 78

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