Colour

#B21A98

#B21A98
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B21A98 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 26, 152 and HSL 310°, 75%, 40%. 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

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HEX#B21A98

RGBrgb(178, 26, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.102, 0.5961

RGB percentages69.8%, 10.2%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(310.3, 74.5%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.3, 85.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 85.4%, 14.6%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,672,216

CSS custom property--colour: #B21A98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#4DE567

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#20559Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#596B95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BC285Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.1 Purple · ΔE 16 Medium violet red · ΔE 16.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7 Orchid · ΔE 24.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1AB234

Analogous#801AB2, #B21A4C

Triadic#98B21A, #1A98B2

Split complementary#4CB21A, #1AB280

Tetradic#B2801A, #1AB234, #1A4CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2A6E5

Lighter +30%#EC79D8

Lighter +20%#E54DCB

Lighter +10%#DF21BE

Darker −10%#861372

Darker −20%#590D4C

Darker −30%#2D0726

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC00A9

Less saturated −25%#993387

Channel breakdown

R178

G26

B152

Red178 (69.8%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue310.26°

Saturation (HSL)74.51%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 1A · B 98

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Colour values

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