Colour

#B22F9E

#B22F9E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B22F9E is a magenta with RGB values 178, 47, 158 and HSL 309°, 58%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#B22F9E

RGBrgb(178, 47, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1843, 0.6196

RGB percentages69.8%, 18.4%, 62%

HSLhsl(309.2, 58.2%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.2, 73.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 73.6%, 11.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,677,598

CSS custom property--colour: #B22F9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#4DD061

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E5CA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D6F9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BB3A63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.7 Purple · ΔE 15.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 18.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 19 Orchid · ΔE 20.5 Violet · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FB243

Analogous#852FB2, #B22F5C

Triadic#9EB22F, #2F9EB2

Split complementary#5DB22F, #2FB285

Tetradic#B2842F, #2FB243, #2F5CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEBFE7

Lighter +30%#E397D8

Lighter +20%#D96EC9

Lighter +10%#CE46B9

Darker −10%#8A247A

Darker −20%#611A56

Darker −30%#390F33

Darker −40%#11040F

More saturated +25%#CE13B2

Less saturated −25%#964B8A

Channel breakdown

R178

G47

B158

Red178 (69.8%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue309.16°

Saturation (HSL)58.22%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 2F · B 9E

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