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Colour

#B22C85

  • #B22C85
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B22C85 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 44, 133 and HSL 320°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B22C85#B22C85
HEX#B22C85
RGBrgb(178, 44, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1725, 0.5216
RGB percentages69.8%, 17.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(320.1, 60.4%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.1, 75.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 75.3%, 25.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,676,805
CSS custom property--colour: #B22C85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#4DD37A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D5687no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#666D82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Tritanopia#BE2A55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11Purple · ΔE 22.1Dark magenta · ΔE 22.5Hot pink · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 26.1Deep pink · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CB259
Analogous#9C2CB2, #B22C42
Triadic#85B22C, #2C85B2
Split complementary#42B22C, #2CB29C
Tetradic#B29C2C, #2CB259, #2C42B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEBCDD
Lighter +30%#E493C9
Lighter +20%#DA6AB4
Lighter +10%#D041A0
Darker −10%#892266
Darker −20%#601848
Darker −30%#370E29
Darker −40%#0E040B
More saturated +25%#CE108E
Less saturated −25%#96487C

Channel breakdown

R178
G44
B133
Red178 (69.8%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue320.15°
Saturation (HSL)60.36%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 2C · B 85

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