Colour

#B400A5

#B400A5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B400A5 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 0, 165 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

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HEX#B400A5

RGBrgb(180, 0, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0, 0.6471

RGB percentages70.6%, 0%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(305, 100%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305, 100%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 8.3%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,796,645

CSS custom property--colour: #B400A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#4BFF5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#516BA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BC2660no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.3 Purple · ΔE 19.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.4 Orchid · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B40F

Analogous#6900B4, #B4004B

Triadic#A5B400, #00A5B4

Split complementary#4BB400, #00B469

Tetradic#B46900, #00B40F, #004BB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF81F5

Lighter +30%#FF4EF0

Lighter +20%#FF1BEC

Lighter +10%#E700D4

Darker −10%#810076

Darker −20%#4E0048

Darker −30%#1B0019

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B400A5

Less saturated −25%#9E1792

Channel breakdown

R180

B165

Red180 (70.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue305°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 00 · B A5

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Colour values

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