Colour

#B201AE

#B201AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B201AE is a magenta with RGB values 178, 1, 174 and HSL 301°, 99%, 35%. 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

#B201AE#B201AE

HEX#B201AE

RGBrgb(178, 1, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0039, 0.6824

RGB percentages69.8%, 0.4%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(301.4, 98.9%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.4, 99.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 99.4%, 2.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,665,838

CSS custom property--colour: #B201AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#4DFE51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#496AABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B92E65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4 Purple · ΔE 21.2 Dark violet · ΔE 26.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01B205

Analogous#5D01B2, #B20156

Triadic#AEB201, #01AEB2

Split complementary#55B201, #01B25E

Tetradic#B25E01, #01B205, #0156B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE81FB

Lighter +30%#FE4EFA

Lighter +20%#FE1BF9

Lighter +10%#E501E0

Darker −10%#7F017C

Darker −20%#4D004B

Darker −30%#1A0019

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B300AF

Less saturated −25%#9C1799

Channel breakdown

R178

B174

Red178 (69.8%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue301.36°

Saturation (HSL)98.88%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 01 · B AE

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Colour values

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