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Recognised as Colour

#B2035D

  • #B2035D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B2035D is a magenta with RGB values 178, 3, 93 and HSL 329°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B2035D#B2035D
HEX#B2035D
RGBrgb(178, 3, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0118, 0.3647
RGB percentages69.8%, 1.2%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(329.1, 96.7%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.1, 98.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 98.3%, 47.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,666,269
CSS custom property--colour: #B2035D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#4DFCA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#3D475Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#686559no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C20035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#03B258
Analogous#AF03B2, #B20306
Triadic#5DB203, #035DB2
Split complementary#05B203, #03B2AF
Tetradic#B2B003, #03B258, #0306B2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FD84C2
Lighter +30%#FC52A9
Lighter +20%#FB2091
Lighter +10%#E40477
Darker −10%#800243
Darker −20%#4E0129
Darker −30%#1C000E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B5005D
Less saturated −25%#9B1A5C

Channel breakdown

R178
G3
B93
Red178 (69.8%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue329.14°
Saturation (HSL)96.69%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 03 · B 5D

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