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Recognised as Colour

#B22CB0

  • #B22CB0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B22CB0 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 44, 176 and HSL 301°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B22CB0#B22CB0
HEX#B22CB0
RGBrgb(178, 44, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1725, 0.6902
RGB percentages69.8%, 17.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(300.9, 60.4%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.9, 75.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 75.3%, 1.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,676,848
CSS custom property--colour: #B22CB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#4DD34F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#105FB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5370ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B8416Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.2Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Purple · ΔE 17.7Dark orchid · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 22.5Medium violet red · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CB22E
Analogous#712CB2, #B22C6D
Triadic#B0B22C, #2CB0B2
Split complementary#6DB22C, #2CB271
Tetradic#B2712C, #2CB22E, #2C6DB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEBCEE
Lighter +30%#E493E3
Lighter +20%#DA6AD8
Lighter +10%#D041CE
Darker −10%#892288
Darker −20%#60185F
Darker −30%#370E37
Darker −40%#0E040E
More saturated +25%#CE10CB
Less saturated −25%#964895

Channel breakdown

R178
G44
B176
Red178 (69.8%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue300.9°
Saturation (HSL)60.36%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 2C · B B0

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