Colour

#B1199E

#B1199E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B1199E is a magenta with RGB values 177, 25, 158 and HSL 308°, 75%, 40%. 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

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HEX#B1199E

RGBrgb(177, 25, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.098, 0.6196

RGB percentages69.4%, 9.8%, 62%

HSLhsl(307.5, 75.2%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.5, 85.9%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 85.9%, 10.7%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,606,430

CSS custom property--colour: #B1199E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#4EE661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1455A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#556B9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original

Tritanopia#BA2C5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.9 Purple · ΔE 15.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.1 Orchid · ΔE 24.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19B12C

Analogous#7819B1, #B11952

Triadic#9EB119, #199EB1

Split complementary#52B119, #19B178

Tetradic#B17819, #19B12C, #1952B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2A4E8

Lighter +30%#EC77DD

Lighter +20%#E64AD2

Lighter +10%#DE1FC6

Darker −10%#841376

Darker −20%#580C4E

Darker −30%#2B0626

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CA00B1

Less saturated −25%#98328B

Channel breakdown

R177

G25

B158

Red177 (69.4%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue307.5°

Saturation (HSL)75.25%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 19 · B 9E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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