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Recognised as Colour

#B206B0

  • #B206B0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B206B0 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 6, 176 and HSL 301°, 93%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B206B0#B206B0
HEX#B206B0
RGBrgb(178, 6, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0235, 0.6902
RGB percentages69.8%, 2.4%, 69%
HSLhsl(300.7, 93.5%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.7, 96.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 96.6%, 1.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,667,120
CSS custom property--colour: #B206B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#4DF94F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#496BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B83167no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16.4Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19Purple · ΔE 21.5Dark violet · ΔE 25.5Orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#06B208
Analogous#5E06B2, #B2065A
Triadic#B0B206, #06B0B2
Split complementary#5AB206, #06B25E
Tetradic#B25E06, #06B208, #065AB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FB89FA
Lighter +30%#F958F7
Lighter +20%#F826F5
Lighter +10%#E308E1
Darker −10%#81047F
Darker −20%#4F034E
Darker −30%#1E011E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B800B6
Less saturated −25%#9B1D9A

Channel breakdown

R178
G6
B176
Red178 (69.8%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue300.7°
Saturation (HSL)93.48%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 06 · B B0

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