Colour

#B709C7

#B709C7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B709C7 is a magenta with RGB values 183, 9, 199 and HSL 295°, 91%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B709C7

RGBrgb(183, 9, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.0353, 0.7804

RGB percentages71.8%, 3.5%, 78%

HSLhsl(294.9, 91.3%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.9, 95.5%, 78%)

CMYK8%, 95.5%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,995,591

CSS custom property--colour: #B709C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#48F638

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D70C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BA3F75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2 Dark violet · ΔE 16.6 Blue violet · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19C709

Analogous#5809C7, #C70978

Triadic#C7B709, #09C7B7

Split complementary#78C709, #09C758

Tetradic#C75809, #19C709, #0978C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3A1FB

Lighter +30%#ED70F9

Lighter +20%#E740F6

Lighter +10%#E10FF4

Darker −10%#8A0796

Darker −20%#5D0565

Darker −30%#300235

Darker −40%#040004

More saturated +25%#BE00D0

Less saturated −25%#A123AD

Channel breakdown

R183

B199

Red183 (71.8%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue294.95°

Saturation (HSL)91.35%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 09 · B C7

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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