Colour

#B700AF

#B700AF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B700AF is a magenta with RGB values 183, 0, 175 and HSL 303°, 100%, 36%. 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 magenta.

Colour values

#B700AF#B700AF

HEX#B700AF

RGBrgb(183, 0, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0, 0.6863

RGB percentages71.8%, 0%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(302.6, 100%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.6, 100%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 4.4%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,993,263

CSS custom property--colour: #B700AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.2 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#343434

Inverted#48FF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E6DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BE2D66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 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 magenta · ΔE 17.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9 Purple · ΔE 22.2 Dark violet · ΔE 27.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B708

Analogous#6400B7, #B70053

Triadic#AFB700, #00AFB7

Split complementary#53B700, #00B764

Tetradic#B76400, #00B708, #0053B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF84FA

Lighter +30%#FF51F7

Lighter +20%#FF1EF5

Lighter +10%#EA00E0

Darker −10%#84007E

Darker −20%#51004D

Darker −30%#1E001D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B700AF

Less saturated −25%#A0179A

Channel breakdown

R183

B175

Red183 (71.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue302.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 00 · B AF

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