Colour

#B408B4

#B408B4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B408B4 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 8, 180 and HSL 300°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B408B4

RGBrgb(180, 8, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.0314, 0.7059

RGB percentages70.6%, 3.1%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(300, 91.5%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 95.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 95.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,798,708

CSS custom property--colour: #B408B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#4BF74B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#486CB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BA3469no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1 Purple · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 24.2 Blue violet · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08B408

Analogous#5E08B4, #B4085E

Triadic#B4B408, #08B4B4

Split complementary#5EB408, #08B45E

Tetradic#B45E08, #08B408, #085EB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FA8EFA

Lighter +30%#F85DF8

Lighter +20%#F62CF6

Lighter +10%#E50AE5

Darker −10%#830683

Darker −20%#520452

Darker −30%#220122

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC00BC

Less saturated −25%#9D209D

Channel breakdown

R180

B180

Red180 (70.6%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)91.49%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 08 · B B4

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Colour values

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