Recognised as Colour

#B20EC7

#B20EC7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B20EC7 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 14, 199 and HSL 293°, 87%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B20EC7

RGBrgb(178, 14, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0549, 0.7804

RGB percentages69.8%, 5.5%, 78%

HSLhsl(293.2, 86.9%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.2, 93%, 78%)

CMYK10.6%, 93%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,669,191

CSS custom property--colour: #B20EC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#4DF138

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#366EC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B44175no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.5 Dark violet · ΔE 15.2 Blue violet · ΔE 20.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23C70E

Analogous#550EC7, #C70E80

Triadic#C7B20E, #0EC7B2

Split complementary#80C70E, #0EC755

Tetradic#C7550E, #23C70E, #0E80C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0A8F9

Lighter +30%#E778F6

Lighter +20%#DF49F2

Lighter +10%#D719EF

Darker −10%#870B97

Darker −20%#5D0768

Darker −30%#320438

Darker −40%#080108

More saturated +25%#BD00D5

Less saturated −25%#9D29AC

Channel breakdown

R178

G14

B199

Red178 (69.8%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue293.19°

Saturation (HSL)86.85%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 0E · B C7

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