Recognised as Colour
#B00A72
- #B00A72
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#B00A72 is a magenta with RGB values 176, 10, 114 and HSL 322°, 89%, 36%. 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
#B00A72#B00A72
HEX#B00A72
RGBrgb(176, 10, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.0392, 0.4471
RGB percentages69%, 3.9%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(322.4, 89.2%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 94.3%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 94.3%, 35.2%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,537,010
CSS custom property--colour: #B00A72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#4FF58D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0AB048
Analogous#9B0AB0, #B00A1F
Triadic#72B00A, #0A72B0
Split complementary#1FB00A, #0AB09B
Tetradic#B09B0A, #0AB048, #0A1FB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G10
B114
Red176 (69%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue322.41°
Saturation (HSL)89.25%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 0A · B 72
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