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Colour

#B31CAF

  • #B31CAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B31CAF is a magenta with RGB values 179, 28, 175 and HSL 302°, 73%, 41%. 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 magenta.

Colour values

#B31CAF#B31CAF
HEX#B31CAF
RGBrgb(179, 28, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.1098, 0.6863
RGB percentages70.2%, 11%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(301.6, 72.9%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 84.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 84.4%, 2.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,738,287
CSS custom property--colour: #B31CAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#4CE350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BA3769no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.4Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 26.3Medium violet red · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1CB320
Analogous#6B1CB3, #B31C64
Triadic#AFB31C, #1CAFB3
Split complementary#63B31C, #1CB36C
Tetradic#B36C1C, #1CB320, #1C64B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2A9F0
Lighter +30%#EB7DE8
Lighter +20%#E451E0
Lighter +10%#DD25D8
Darker −10%#871584
Darker −20%#5B0E59
Darker −30%#2F072E
Darker −40%#030003
More saturated +25%#CD02C8
Less saturated −25%#993696

Channel breakdown

R179
G28
B175
Red179 (70.2%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue301.59°
Saturation (HSL)72.95%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 1C · B AF

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