Colour

#B70DD3

#B70DD3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B70DD3 is a magenta with RGB values 183, 13, 211 and HSL 292°, 88%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#B70DD3

RGBrgb(183, 13, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.051, 0.8275

RGB percentages71.8%, 5.1%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(291.5, 88.4%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.5, 93.8%, 82.7%)

CMYK13.3%, 93.8%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,996,627

CSS custom property--colour: #B70DD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#48F22C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F71CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B8477Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8 Blue violet · ΔE 18 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.6 Magenta · ΔE 23.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29D30D

Analogous#540DD3, #D30D8C

Triadic#D3B70D, #0DD3B7

Split complementary#8CD30D, #0DD354

Tetradic#D3540D, #29D30D, #0D8CD3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0B2FA

Lighter +30%#E782F7

Lighter +20%#DD52F4

Lighter +10%#D422F1

Darker −10%#8D0AA3

Darker −20%#640773

Darker −30%#3A0443

Darker −40%#100113

More saturated +25%#C000E0

Less saturated −25%#A329B7

Channel breakdown

R183

G13

B211

Red183 (71.8%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue291.52°

Saturation (HSL)88.39%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 0D · B D3

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Colour values

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