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Recognised as Colour

#B00C78

  • #B00C78
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B00C78 is a magenta with RGB values 176, 12, 120 and HSL 320°, 87%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B00C78#B00C78
HEX#B00C78
RGBrgb(176, 12, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.0471, 0.4706
RGB percentages69%, 4.7%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(320.5, 87.2%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.5, 93.2%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 93.2%, 31.8%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,537,528
CSS custom property--colour: #B00C78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#4FF387

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#324B7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Deuteranopia#616675no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BD0046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7.5Purple · ΔE 23.8Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1Hot pink · ΔE 26.7Deep pink · ΔE 27Orchid · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0CB044
Analogous#960CB0, #B00C26
Triadic#78B00C, #0C78B0
Split complementary#26B00C, #0CB096
Tetradic#B0960C, #0CB044, #0C26B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F791D4
Lighter +30%#F461C2
Lighter +20%#F131AF
Lighter +10%#E00F99
Darker −10%#800957
Darker −20%#510537
Darker −30%#210216
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC007C
Less saturated −25%#992471

Channel breakdown

R176
G12
B120
Red176 (69%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue320.49°
Saturation (HSL)87.23%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 0C · B 78

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