Colour

#B70189

#B70189
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B70189 is a magenta with RGB values 183, 1, 137 and HSL 315°, 99%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B70189#B70189

HEX#B70189

RGBrgb(183, 1, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.0039, 0.5373

RGB percentages71.8%, 0.4%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(315.2, 98.9%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.2, 99.5%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 99.5%, 25.1%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,993,481

CSS custom property--colour: #B70189;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#48FE76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#28508Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Deuteranopia#606A86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C4004Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 19 Purple · ΔE 20.6 Deep pink · ΔE 27.3 Hot pink · ΔE 28.3 Orchid · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01B72F

Analogous#8A01B7, #B7012E

Triadic#89B701, #0189B7

Split complementary#2EB701, #01B78A

Tetradic#B78A01, #01B72F, #012EB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE86E0

Lighter +30%#FE53D3

Lighter +20%#FE20C6

Lighter +10%#EA01AF

Darker −10%#840163

Darker −20%#52003D

Darker −30%#1F0017

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B80089

Less saturated −25%#A0187E

Channel breakdown

R183

B137

Red183 (71.8%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue315.16°

Saturation (HSL)98.91%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 01 · B 89

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Colour values

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