Colour

#B02997

#B02997
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B02997 is a magenta with RGB values 176, 41, 151 and HSL 311°, 62%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#B02997

RGBrgb(176, 41, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.1608, 0.5922

RGB percentages69%, 16.1%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(311.1, 62.2%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.1, 76.7%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 76.7%, 14.2%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,544,983

CSS custom property--colour: #B02997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#4FD668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D589Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C6C94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B9325Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.9 Purple · ΔE 15.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 16.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5 Orchid · ΔE 22.2 Violet · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#29B042

Analogous#8529B0, #B02954

Triadic#97B029, #2997B0

Split complementary#54B029, #29B085

Tetradic#B08529, #29B042, #2954B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEB7E4

Lighter +30%#E58DD4

Lighter +20%#DB64C5

Lighter +10%#D13BB5

Darker −10%#871F74

Darker −20%#5D1650

Darker −30%#340C2D

Darker −40%#0B0209

More saturated +25%#CB0EA8

Less saturated −25%#954486

Channel breakdown

R176

G41

B151

Red176 (69%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue311.11°

Saturation (HSL)62.21%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 29 · B 97

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