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Recognised as Colour

#B015B0

  • #B015B0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B015B0 is a magenta with RGB values 176, 21, 176 and HSL 300°, 79%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B015B0#B015B0
HEX#B015B0
RGBrgb(176, 21, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.0824, 0.6902
RGB percentages69%, 8.2%, 69%
HSLhsl(300, 78.7%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 88.1%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 88.1%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,539,888
CSS custom property--colour: #B015B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#4FEA4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#496BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B63668no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2Purple · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 26.2Orchid · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15B015
Analogous#6315B0, #B01563
Triadic#B0B015, #15B0B0
Split complementary#63B015, #15B063
Tetradic#B06315, #15B015, #1563B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F39EF3
Lighter +30%#EE70EE
Lighter +20%#E942E9
Lighter +10%#DE1ADE
Darker −10%#821082
Darker −20%#550A55
Darker −30%#270527
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C500C5
Less saturated −25%#972E97

Channel breakdown

R176
G21
B176
Red176 (69%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)78.68%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 15 · B B0

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