Recognised as Colour
#B360AF
- #B360AF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#B360AF is a magenta with RGB values 179, 96, 175 and HSL 303°, 35%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#B360AF#B360AF
HEX#B360AF
RGBrgb(179, 96, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3765, 0.6863
RGB percentages70.2%, 37.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(302.9, 35.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.9, 46.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 46.4%, 2.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,755,695
CSS custom property--colour: #B360AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#4C9F50
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#60B364
Analogous#8D60B3, #B36086
Triadic#AFB360, #60AFB3
Split complementary#85B360, #60B38D
Tetradic#B38E60, #60B364, #6086B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G96
B175
Red179 (70.2%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue302.89°
Saturation (HSL)35.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 60 · B AF
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