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Colour

#B400A8

  • #B400A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B400A8 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 0, 168 and HSL 304°, 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

#B400A8#B400A8
HEX#B400A8
RGBrgb(180, 0, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0, 0.6588
RGB percentages70.6%, 0%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(304, 100%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304, 100%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 6.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,796,648
CSS custom property--colour: #B400A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#4BFF57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6BA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BC2962no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.9Purple · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2Medium violet red · ΔE 26Orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00B40C
Analogous#6600B4, #B4004E
Triadic#A8B400, #00A8B4
Split complementary#4EB400, #00B466
Tetradic#B46600, #00B40C, #004EB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF81F7
Lighter +30%#FF4EF3
Lighter +20%#FF1BF0
Lighter +10%#E700D8
Darker −10%#810078
Darker −20%#4E0049
Darker −30%#1B0019
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B400A8
Less saturated −25%#9E1795

Channel breakdown

R180
G0
B168
Red180 (70.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue304°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 00 · B A8

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