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Recognised as Colour

#B10BAE

  • #B10BAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B10BAE is a magenta with RGB values 177, 11, 174 and HSL 301°, 88%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B10BAE#B10BAE
HEX#B10BAE
RGBrgb(177, 11, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.0431, 0.6824
RGB percentages69.4%, 4.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(301.1, 88.3%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.1, 93.8%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 93.8%, 1.7%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,602,862
CSS custom property--colour: #B10BAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#4EF451

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A6AABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B73166no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.3Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 20.4Dark violet · ΔE 26.5Orchid · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0BB10E
Analogous#610BB1, #B10B5B
Triadic#AEB10B, #0BAEB1
Split complementary#5BB10B, #0BB161
Tetradic#B1610B, #0BB10E, #0B5BB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F890F6
Lighter +30%#F560F2
Lighter +20%#F230EF
Lighter +10%#E10EDD
Darker −10%#81087F
Darker −20%#510550
Darker −30%#210220
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC00B9
Less saturated −25%#9A2297

Channel breakdown

R177
G11
B174
Red177 (69.4%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue301.08°
Saturation (HSL)88.3%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 0B · B AE

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