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Recognised as Colour

#B1198E

  • #B1198E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B1198E is a magenta with RGB values 177, 25, 142 and HSL 314°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B1198E#B1198E
HEX#B1198E
RGBrgb(177, 25, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.098, 0.5569
RGB percentages69.4%, 9.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(313.8, 75.2%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.8, 85.9%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 85.9%, 19.8%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,606,414
CSS custom property--colour: #B1198E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#4EE671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#295291no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C698Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BC2055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.7Dark magenta · ΔE 15.5Purple · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5Orchid · ΔE 25.6Hot pink · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19B13C
Analogous#8819B1, #B11942
Triadic#8EB119, #198EB1
Split complementary#42B119, #19B188
Tetradic#B18819, #19B13C, #1942B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2A4E0
Lighter +30%#EC77D1
Lighter +20%#E64AC2
Lighter +10%#DE1FB2
Darker −10%#84136A
Darker −20%#580C46
Darker −30%#2B0622
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CA009B
Less saturated −25%#983280

Channel breakdown

R177
G25
B142
Red177 (69.4%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue313.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.25%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 19 · B 8E

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