Colour

#B7148E

#B7148E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B7148E is a magenta with RGB values 183, 20, 142 and HSL 315°, 80%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B7148E

RGBrgb(183, 20, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.0784, 0.5569

RGB percentages71.8%, 7.8%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(315.1, 80.3%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.1, 89.1%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 89.1%, 22.4%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,998,350

CSS custom property--colour: #B7148E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#48EB71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B5391no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#616C8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C31854no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.7 Purple · ΔE 19.4 Orchid · ΔE 26.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.9 Hot pink · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#14B73D

Analogous#8E14B7, #B7143D

Triadic#8EB714, #148EB7

Split complementary#3DB714, #14B78E

Tetradic#B78E14, #14B73D, #143DB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5A2E0

Lighter +30%#F074D1

Lighter +20%#EB46C1

Lighter +10%#E519B2

Darker −10%#890F6A

Darker −20%#5B0A47

Darker −30%#2D0523

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CB0098

Less saturated −25%#9E2D81

Channel breakdown

R183

G20

B142

Red183 (71.8%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue315.09°

Saturation (HSL)80.3%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 14 · B 8E

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