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Recognised as Colour

#B307B0

  • #B307B0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B307B0 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 7, 176 and HSL 301°, 92%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B307B0#B307B0
HEX#B307B0
RGBrgb(179, 7, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0275, 0.6902
RGB percentages70.2%, 2.7%, 69%
HSLhsl(301, 92.5%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301, 96.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 96.1%, 1.7%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,732,912
CSS custom property--colour: #B307B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#4CF84F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A6BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BA3167no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Purple · ΔE 21.6Dark violet · ΔE 25.8Orchid · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#07B30A
Analogous#6007B3, #B3075A
Triadic#B0B307, #07B0B3
Split complementary#5AB307, #07B360
Tetradic#B36007, #07B30A, #075AB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA8CF9
Lighter +30%#F95AF6
Lighter +20%#F729F3
Lighter +10%#E409E0
Darker −10%#820580
Darker −20%#51034F
Darker −30%#20011F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BA00B7
Less saturated −25%#9C1E9A

Channel breakdown

R179
G7
B176
Red179 (70.2%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue301.05°
Saturation (HSL)92.47%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 07 · B B0

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