Colour

#B30BB9

#B30BB9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B30BB9 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 11, 185 and HSL 298°, 89%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B30BB9

RGBrgb(179, 11, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0431, 0.7255

RGB percentages70.2%, 4.3%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(297.9, 88.8%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.9, 94.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK3.2%, 94.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,733,945

CSS custom property--colour: #B30BB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#4CF446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ABDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#446DB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original

Tritanopia#B8386Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.4 Dark violet · ΔE 21.7 Purple · ΔE 24.5 Blue violet · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#11B90B

Analogous#5C0BB9, #B90B68

Triadic#B9B30B, #0BB9B3

Split complementary#68B90B, #0BB95C

Tetradic#B95C0B, #11B90B, #0B68B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F597F9

Lighter +30%#F167F6

Lighter +20%#ED37F3

Lighter +10%#E20EE9

Darker −10%#840889

Darker −20%#560559

Darker −30%#270229

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD00C4

Less saturated −25%#9C23A1

Channel breakdown

R179

G11

B185

Red179 (70.2%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue297.93°

Saturation (HSL)88.78%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 0B · B B9

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Colour values

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