Colour

#B309B3

#B309B3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B309B3 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 9, 179 and HSL 300°, 90%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B309B3

RGBrgb(179, 9, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0353, 0.702

RGB percentages70.2%, 3.5%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(300, 90.4%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 95%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 95%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,733,427

CSS custom property--colour: #B309B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#4CF64C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#486CB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B93469no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9 Purple · ΔE 22.5 Dark violet · ΔE 24.5 Blue violet · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#09B309

Analogous#5E09B3, #B3095E

Triadic#B3B309, #09B3B3

Split complementary#5EB309, #09B35E

Tetradic#B35E09, #09B309, #095EB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F98FF9

Lighter +30%#F75EF7

Lighter +20%#F42EF4

Lighter +10%#E40BE4

Darker −10%#820782

Darker −20%#520452

Darker −30%#210221

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC00BC

Less saturated −25%#9B219B

Channel breakdown

R179

B179

Red179 (70.2%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)90.43%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 09 · B B3

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Colour values

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