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Colour

#B21A80

  • #B21A80
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B21A80 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 26, 128 and HSL 320°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B21A80#B21A80
HEX#B21A80
RGBrgb(178, 26, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.102, 0.502
RGB percentages69.8%, 10.2%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(319.7, 74.5%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.7, 85.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 85.4%, 28.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,672,192
CSS custom property--colour: #B21A80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#4DE57F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#345082no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#62697Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BF134Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8Purple · ΔE 22Dark magenta · ΔE 22Hot pink · ΔE 25.9Deep pink · ΔE 27.9Orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1AB24C
Analogous#981AB2, #B21A34
Triadic#80B21A, #1A80B2
Split complementary#34B21A, #1AB298
Tetradic#B2981A, #1AB24C, #1A34B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2A6D9
Lighter +30%#EC79C6
Lighter +20%#E54DB3
Lighter +10%#DF21A0
Darker −10%#861360
Darker −20%#590D40
Darker −30%#2D0720
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CC0089
Less saturated −25%#993377

Channel breakdown

R178
G26
B128
Red178 (69.8%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue319.74°
Saturation (HSL)74.51%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 1A · B 80

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