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Recognised as Colour

#B309A1

  • #B309A1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B309A1 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 9, 161 and HSL 306°, 90%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B309A1#B309A1
HEX#B309A1
RGBrgb(179, 9, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0353, 0.6314
RGB percentages70.2%, 3.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(306.4, 90.4%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 95%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 95%, 10.1%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,733,409
CSS custom property--colour: #B309A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#4CF65E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#536A9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BC265Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.2Purple · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3Medium violet red · ΔE 22.1Dark orchid · ΔE 24Orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#09B31B
Analogous#7009B3, #B3094C
Triadic#A1B309, #09A1B3
Split complementary#4CB309, #09B370
Tetradic#B37009, #09B31B, #094CB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F98FEE
Lighter +30%#F75EE7
Lighter +20%#F42EDF
Lighter +10%#E40BCD
Darker −10%#820775
Darker −20%#52044A
Darker −30%#21021E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC00A8
Less saturated −25%#9B218E

Channel breakdown

R179
G9
B161
Red179 (70.2%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue306.35°
Saturation (HSL)90.43%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 09 · B A1

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