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Recognised as Colour

#B11AAE

  • #B11AAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B11AAE is a magenta with RGB values 177, 26, 174 and HSL 301°, 74%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B11AAE#B11AAE
HEX#B11AAE
RGBrgb(177, 26, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.102, 0.6824
RGB percentages69.4%, 10.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(301.2, 74.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.2, 85.3%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 85.3%, 1.7%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,606,702
CSS custom property--colour: #B11AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#4EE551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D6CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B73768no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Purple · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 26.7Medium violet red · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1AB11D
Analogous#681AB1, #B11A63
Triadic#AEB11A, #1AAEB1
Split complementary#63B11A, #1AB168
Tetradic#B1681A, #1AB11D, #1A63B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2A5F0
Lighter +30%#EB79E9
Lighter +20%#E54CE2
Lighter +10%#DD21DA
Darker −10%#851382
Darker −20%#580D57
Darker −30%#2C062B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CA01C6
Less saturated −25%#983396

Channel breakdown

R177
G26
B174
Red177 (69.4%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue301.19°
Saturation (HSL)74.38%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 1A · B AE

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