Colour

#B408A3

#B408A3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B408A3 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 8, 163 and HSL 306°, 91%, 37%. 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#B408A3

RGBrgb(180, 8, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.0314, 0.6392

RGB percentages70.6%, 3.1%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(305.9, 91.5%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.9, 95.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 95.6%, 9.4%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,798,691

CSS custom property--colour: #B408A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12521WCAG 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 5.99:1

Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#4BF75C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0055A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#536BA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BD275Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 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 text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.7 Purple · ΔE 18.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08B419

Analogous#6F08B4, #B4084D

Triadic#A3B408, #08A3B4

Split complementary#4DB408, #08B46F

Tetradic#B46F08, #08B419, #084DB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FA8EEF

Lighter +30%#F85DE9

Lighter +20%#F62CE2

Lighter +10%#E50ACF

Darker −10%#830677

Darker −20%#52044B

Darker −30%#22011E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC00A9

Less saturated −25%#9D2090

Channel breakdown

R180

B163

Red180 (70.6%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue305.93°

Saturation (HSL)91.49%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 08 · B A3

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