Colour

#B20BB9

#B20BB9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B20BB9 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 11, 185 and HSL 298°, 89%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B20BB9

RGBrgb(178, 11, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0431, 0.7255

RGB percentages69.8%, 4.3%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(297.6, 88.8%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.6, 94.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK3.8%, 94.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,668,409

CSS custom property--colour: #B20BB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#4DF446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ABDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#436CB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original

Tritanopia#B7386Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.4 Dark violet · ΔE 21.4 Purple · ΔE 24.5 Blue violet · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12B90B

Analogous#5B0BB9, #B90B69

Triadic#B9B20B, #0BB9B2

Split complementary#69B90B, #0BB95B

Tetradic#B95B0B, #12B90B, #0B69B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F597F9

Lighter +30%#F067F6

Lighter +20%#EC37F3

Lighter +10%#E00EE9

Darker −10%#840889

Darker −20%#550559

Darker −30%#270229

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC00C4

Less saturated −25%#9B23A1

Channel breakdown

R178

G11

B185

Red178 (69.8%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue297.59°

Saturation (HSL)88.78%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 0B · B B9

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Colour values

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