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Recognised as Colour

#B311D3

  • #B311D3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B311D3 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 17, 211 and HSL 290°, 85%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B311D3#B311D3
HEX#B311D3
RGBrgb(179, 17, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0667, 0.8275
RGB percentages70.2%, 6.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(290.1, 85.1%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.1, 91.9%, 82.7%)
CMYK15.2%, 91.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,735,507
CSS custom property--colour: #B311D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#4CEE2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2970CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B3497Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.2Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Fuchsia · ΔE 24.7Magenta · ΔE 24.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31D311
Analogous#5211D3, #D31192
Triadic#D3B311, #11D3B3
Split complementary#92D311, #11D352
Tetradic#D35211, #31D311, #1192D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEB7F9
Lighter +30%#E388F5
Lighter +20%#D858F2
Lighter +10%#CD29EE
Darker −10%#8B0DA4
Darker −20%#630975
Darker −30%#3B0645
Darker −40%#130216
More saturated +25%#BE00E4
Less saturated −25%#A02DB6

Channel breakdown

R179
G17
B211
Red179 (70.2%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue290.1°
Saturation (HSL)85.09%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 11 · B D3

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