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Recognised as Colour

#B207AB

  • #B207AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B207AB is a magenta with RGB values 178, 7, 171 and HSL 302°, 92%, 36%. 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

#B207AB#B207AB
HEX#B207AB
RGBrgb(178, 7, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0275, 0.6706
RGB percentages69.8%, 2.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(302.5, 92.4%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.5, 96.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 96.1%, 3.9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,667,371
CSS custom property--colour: #B207AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#4DF854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C6AA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B92E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4Purple · ΔE 19.9Medium violet red · ΔE 27.6Dark violet · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#07B20E
Analogous#6307B2, #B20756
Triadic#ABB207, #07ABB2
Split complementary#55B207, #07B263
Tetradic#B26407, #07B20E, #0756B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA8BF6
Lighter +30%#F85AF2
Lighter +20%#F728EE
Lighter +10%#E309DA
Darker −10%#81057C
Darker −20%#50034D
Darker −30%#1F011E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B900B1
Less saturated −25%#9B1E96

Channel breakdown

R178
G7
B171
Red178 (69.8%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue302.46°
Saturation (HSL)92.43%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 07 · B AB

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