Colour

#B100C9

#B100C9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B100C9 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 0, 201 and HSL 293°, 100%, 39%. 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 violet.

Colour values

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HEX#B100C9

RGBrgb(177, 0, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0, 0.7882

RGB percentages69.4%, 0%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(292.8, 100%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 100%, 78.8%)

CMYK11.9%, 100%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,600,073

CSS custom property--colour: #B100C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#4EFF36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F6CC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B24076no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5 Blue violet · ΔE 19 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 26.1 Magenta · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#18C900

Analogous#4C00C9, #C9007D

Triadic#C9B100, #00C9B1

Split complementary#7DC900, #00C94C

Tetradic#C94C00, #18C900, #007DC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F296FF

Lighter +30%#EC63FF

Lighter +20%#E630FF

Lighter +10%#DE00FC

Darker −10%#840096

Darker −20%#570063

Darker −30%#2A0030

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B100C9

Less saturated −25%#9E19B0

Channel breakdown

R177

B201

Red177 (69.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue292.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 00 · B C9

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Colour values

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