Colour

#B317A0

#B317A0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B317A0 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 23, 160 and HSL 307°, 77%, 40%. 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

#B317A0#B317A0

HEX#B317A0

RGBrgb(179, 23, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0902, 0.6275

RGB percentages70.2%, 9%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(307.3, 77.2%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.3, 87.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 87.2%, 10.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,736,992

CSS custom property--colour: #B317A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#4CE85F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1156A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#566C9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BC2B5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.6 Purple · ΔE 16.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 25 Orchid · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17B32A

Analogous#7817B3, #B31752

Triadic#A0B317, #17A0B3

Split complementary#52B317, #17B378

Tetradic#B37817, #17B32A, #1752B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3A3E9

Lighter +30%#ED76DF

Lighter +20%#E848D4

Lighter +10%#E01DC8

Darker −10%#861178

Darker −20%#590B4F

Darker −30%#2B0627

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CA00B1

Less saturated −25%#9A308D

Channel breakdown

R179

G23

B160

Red179 (70.2%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue307.31°

Saturation (HSL)77.23%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 17 · B A0

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