Colour

#B1009B

#B1009B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B1009B is a magenta with RGB values 177, 0, 155 and HSL 307°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B1009B#B1009B

HEX#B1009B

RGBrgb(177, 0, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0, 0.6078

RGB percentages69.4%, 0%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(307.5, 100%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.5, 100%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 12.4%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,600,027

CSS custom property--colour: #B1009B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#4EFF64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00519Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#536898no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BA1F5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.7 Purple · ΔE 16.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9 Orchid · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B116

Analogous#6E00B1, #B10043

Triadic#9BB100, #009BB1

Split complementary#43B100, #00B16E

Tetradic#B16E00, #00B116, #0043B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF7EEF

Lighter +30%#FF4BE9

Lighter +20%#FF18E2

Lighter +10%#E400C8

Darker −10%#7E006E

Darker −20%#4B0042

Darker −30%#180015

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B1009B

Less saturated −25%#9B168A

Channel breakdown

R177

B155

Red177 (69.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue307.46°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 00 · B 9B

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Colour values

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