Colour

#B700B2

#B700B2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B700B2 is a magenta with RGB values 183, 0, 178 and HSL 302°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#B700B2

RGBrgb(183, 0, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0, 0.698

RGB percentages71.8%, 0%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(301.6, 100%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 100%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 2.7%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,993,266

CSS custom property--colour: #B700B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#48FF4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C6DAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BE2F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 18.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9 Purple · ΔE 23.2 Dark violet · ΔE 25.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B705

Analogous#6000B7, #B70057

Triadic#B2B700, #00B2B7

Split complementary#56B700, #00B760

Tetradic#B76100, #00B705, #0057B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF84FC

Lighter +30%#FF51FA

Lighter +20%#FF1EF9

Lighter +10%#EA00E4

Darker −10%#840080

Darker −20%#51004F

Darker −30%#1E001D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B700B2

Less saturated −25%#A0179C

Channel breakdown

R183

B178

Red183 (71.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue301.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 00 · B B2

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