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Recognised as Colour

#B12EA2

  • #B12EA2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B12EA2 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 46, 162 and HSL 307°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B12EA2#B12EA2
HEX#B12EA2
RGBrgb(177, 46, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.1804, 0.6353
RGB percentages69.4%, 18%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(306.9, 58.7%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.9, 74%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 74%, 8.5%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,611,810
CSS custom property--colour: #B12EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#4ED15D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#285CA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A6F9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Tritanopia#B93B65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.5Purple · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium violet red · ΔE 20.1Orchid · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EB13D
Analogous#7F2EB1, #B12E60
Triadic#A2B12E, #2EA2B1
Split complementary#60B12E, #2EB17F
Tetradic#B17F2E, #2EB13D, #2E60B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEBDE8
Lighter +30%#E395DA
Lighter +20%#D96CCC
Lighter +10%#CE44BE
Darker −10%#89237D
Darker −20%#601958
Darker −30%#380E33
Darker −40%#0F040E
More saturated +25%#CD12B7
Less saturated −25%#954A8D

Channel breakdown

R177
G46
B162
Red177 (69.4%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue306.87°
Saturation (HSL)58.74%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 2E · B A2

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