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Recognised as Colour

#B0229B

  • #B0229B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B0229B is a magenta with RGB values 176, 34, 155 and HSL 309°, 68%, 41%. 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

#B0229B#B0229B
HEX#B0229B
RGBrgb(176, 34, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.1333, 0.6078
RGB percentages69%, 13.3%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(308.9, 67.6%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.9, 80.7%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 80.7%, 11.9%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,543,195
CSS custom property--colour: #B0229B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#4FDD64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#22579Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#586B98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B9305Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.1Purple · ΔE 15Medium violet red · ΔE 18.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Orchid · ΔE 23.2Dark orchid · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22B037
Analogous#7E22B0, #B02254
Triadic#9BB022, #229BB0
Split complementary#54B022, #22B07E
Tetradic#B07E22, #22B037, #2254B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFAFE6
Lighter +30%#E784D8
Lighter +20%#DF59CB
Lighter +10%#D72EBE
Darker −10%#851A75
Darker −20%#5B1150
Darker −30%#30092A
Darker −40%#050104
More saturated +25%#CA08AD
Less saturated −25%#963C89

Channel breakdown

R176
G34
B155
Red176 (69%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue308.87°
Saturation (HSL)67.62%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 22 · B 9B

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