Colour

#B3279C

#B3279C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B3279C is a magenta with RGB values 179, 39, 156 and HSL 310°, 64%, 43%. 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

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HEX#B3279C

RGBrgb(179, 39, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.1529, 0.6118

RGB percentages70.2%, 15.3%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(309.9, 64.2%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.9, 78.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 78.2%, 12.8%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,741,084

CSS custom property--colour: #B3279C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#4CD863

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29599Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C6E99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BC3360no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.4 Purple · ΔE 16 Medium violet red · ΔE 17.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 20 Orchid · ΔE 22.2 Violet · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27B33E

Analogous#8427B3, #B32756

Triadic#9CB327, #279CB3

Split complementary#56B327, #27B384

Tetradic#B38427, #27B33E, #2756B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFB7E6

Lighter +30%#E68DD7

Lighter +20%#DD63C9

Lighter +10%#D439BA

Darker −10%#891E78

Darker −20%#5F1553

Darker −30%#350C2F

Darker −40%#0B030A

More saturated +25%#CE0CAE

Less saturated −25%#98428A

Channel breakdown

R179

G39

B156

Red179 (70.2%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue309.86°

Saturation (HSL)64.22%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 27 · B 9C

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