Colour
#B40C76
- #B40C76
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#B40C76 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 12, 118 and HSL 322°, 88%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#B40C76#B40C76
HEX#B40C76
RGBrgb(180, 12, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.0471, 0.4627
RGB percentages70.6%, 4.7%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(322.1, 87.5%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.1, 93.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 93.3%, 34.4%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,799,670
CSS custom property--colour: #B40C76;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#4BF389
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0CB44A
Analogous#9E0CB4, #B40C22
Triadic#76B40C, #0C76B4
Split complementary#22B40C, #0CB49E
Tetradic#B49E0C, #0CB44A, #0C22B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G12
B118
Red180 (70.6%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue322.14°
Saturation (HSL)87.5%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 0C · B 76
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