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Colour

#B217A0

  • #B217A0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B217A0 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 23, 160 and HSL 307°, 77%, 39%. 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

#B217A0#B217A0
HEX#B217A0
RGBrgb(178, 23, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0902, 0.6275
RGB percentages69.8%, 9%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(307, 77.1%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307, 87.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 87.1%, 10.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,671,456
CSS custom property--colour: #B217A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#4DE85F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F56A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#556B9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BB2C5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.3Purple · ΔE 16.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium violet red · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#17B229
Analogous#7717B2, #B21752
Triadic#A0B217, #17A0B2
Split complementary#52B217, #17B277
Tetradic#B27717, #17B229, #1752B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3A2EA
Lighter +30%#ED75DF
Lighter +20%#E748D5
Lighter +10%#DF1DC9
Darker −10%#851177
Darker −20%#580B4F
Darker −30%#2B0526
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C900B2
Less saturated −25%#99308D

Channel breakdown

R178
G23
B160
Red178 (69.8%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue306.97°
Saturation (HSL)77.11%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 17 · B A0

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