Colour
#B70072
- #B70072
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#B70072 is a magenta with RGB values 183, 0, 114 and HSL 323°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#B70072#B70072
HEX#B70072
RGBrgb(183, 0, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0, 0.4471
RGB percentages71.8%, 0%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(322.6, 100%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.6, 100%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 37.7%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,993,202
CSS custom property--colour: #B70072;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 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 black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#48FF8D
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 text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00B745
Analogous#A100B7, #B70016
Triadic#72B700, #0072B7
Split complementary#16B700, #00B7A1
Tetradic#B7A100, #00B745, #0016B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G0
B114
Red183 (71.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue322.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 00 · B 72
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