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Recognised as Colour

#B400A4

  • #B400A4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B400A4 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 0, 164 and HSL 305°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B400A4#B400A4
HEX#B400A4
RGBrgb(180, 0, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0, 0.6431
RGB percentages70.6%, 0%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(305.3, 100%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.3, 100%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 8.9%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,796,644
CSS custom property--colour: #B400A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#4BFF5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#516AA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BD265Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.2Purple · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Dark orchid · ΔE 22.9Medium violet red · ΔE 23.9Orchid · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00B410
Analogous#6A00B4, #B4004A
Triadic#A4B400, #00A4B4
Split complementary#4AB400, #00B46A
Tetradic#B46A00, #00B410, #004AB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF81F4
Lighter +30%#FF4EEF
Lighter +20%#FF1BEB
Lighter +10%#E700D2
Darker −10%#810076
Darker −20%#4E0047
Darker −30%#1B0019
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B400A4
Less saturated −25%#9E1792

Channel breakdown

R180
G0
B164
Red180 (70.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue305.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 00 · B A4

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