Colour

#B100C3

#B100C3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B100C3 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 0, 195 and HSL 294°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B100C3

RGBrgb(177, 0, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0, 0.7647

RGB percentages69.4%, 0%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(294.5, 100%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 100%, 76.5%)

CMYK9.2%, 100%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,600,067

CSS custom property--colour: #B100C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#4EFF3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#366CBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B43D72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.3 Dark violet · ΔE 15.8 Blue violet · ΔE 21.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12C300

Analogous#4F00C3, #C30074

Triadic#C3B100, #00C3B1

Split complementary#74C300, #00C34F

Tetradic#C34F00, #12C300, #0074C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F590FF

Lighter +30%#F05DFF

Lighter +20%#EB2AFF

Lighter +10%#DF00F6

Darker −10%#830090

Darker −20%#54005D

Darker −30%#26002A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B100C3

Less saturated −25%#9D18AB

Channel breakdown

R177

B195

Red177 (69.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue294.46°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 00 · B C3

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Colour values

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