Colour

#B31969

#B31969
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B31969 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 25, 105 and HSL 329°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B31969

RGBrgb(179, 25, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.098, 0.4118

RGB percentages70.2%, 9.8%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(328.8, 75.5%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.8, 86%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 86%, 41.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,737,449

CSS custom property--colour: #B31969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1

Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#4CE696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F4D6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original

Deuteranopia#696866no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C20040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.7 Hot pink · ΔE 26 Deep pink · ΔE 26.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.4 Purple · ΔE 33.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19B363

Analogous#B019B3, #B3191C

Triadic#69B319, #1969B3

Split complementary#1CB319, #19B3B0

Tetradic#B3B019, #19B363, #191CB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3A6CE

Lighter +30%#EC79B5

Lighter +20%#E64C9C

Lighter +10%#E01F83

Darker −10%#86134F

Darker −20%#5A0C35

Darker −30%#2D061A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC006A

Less saturated −25%#9A3368

Channel breakdown

R179

G25

B105

Red179 (70.2%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue328.83°

Saturation (HSL)75.49%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 19 · B 69

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