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Recognised as Colour

#B30DAD

  • #B30DAD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B30DAD is a magenta with RGB values 179, 13, 173 and HSL 302°, 86%, 38%. 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

#B30DAD#B30DAD
HEX#B30DAD
RGBrgb(179, 13, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.051, 0.6784
RGB percentages70.2%, 5.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(302.2, 86.5%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.2, 92.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 92.7%, 3.4%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,734,445
CSS custom property--colour: #B30DAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#4CF252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D6CAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BA3066no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Purple · ΔE 20.2Dark violet · ΔE 27.8Medium violet red · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0DB313
Analogous#660DB3, #B30D5A
Triadic#ADB30D, #0DADB3
Split complementary#5AB30D, #0DB366
Tetradic#B3660D, #0DB313, #0D5AB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F795F4
Lighter +30%#F465EF
Lighter +20%#F036EA
Lighter +10%#E310DB
Darker −10%#830A7F
Darker −20%#540651
Darker −30%#240323
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C000B9
Less saturated −25%#9B2597

Channel breakdown

R179
G13
B173
Red179 (70.2%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue302.17°
Saturation (HSL)86.46%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 0D · B AD

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