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Recognised as Colour

#B308A4

  • #B308A4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B308A4 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 8, 164 and HSL 305°, 91%, 37%. 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

#B308A4#B308A4
HEX#B308A4
RGBrgb(179, 8, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0314, 0.6431
RGB percentages70.2%, 3.1%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(305.3, 91.4%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.3, 95.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 95.5%, 8.4%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,733,156
CSS custom property--colour: #B308A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#4CF75B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#516AA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BB2960no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.5Purple · ΔE 18.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7Orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#08B317
Analogous#6D08B3, #B3084E
Triadic#A4B308, #08A4B3
Split complementary#4FB308, #08B36D
Tetradic#B36C08, #08B317, #084EB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA8DF0
Lighter +30%#F85CEA
Lighter +20%#F62BE4
Lighter +10%#E40AD1
Darker −10%#820677
Darker −20%#51044B
Darker −30%#21011E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BB00AB
Less saturated −25%#9C1F91

Channel breakdown

R179
G8
B164
Red179 (70.2%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue305.26°
Saturation (HSL)91.44%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 08 · B A4

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