Recognised as Colour
#B71E7E
- #B71E7E
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#B71E7E is a magenta with RGB values 183, 30, 126 and HSL 322°, 72%, 42%. 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
#B71E7E#B71E7E
HEX#B71E7E
RGBrgb(183, 30, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.1176, 0.4941
RGB percentages71.8%, 11.8%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(322.4, 71.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 83.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 83.6%, 31.1%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,000,894
CSS custom property--colour: #B71E7E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#48E181
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1EB757
Analogous#A41EB7, #B71E31
Triadic#7EB71E, #1E7EB7
Split complementary#31B71E, #1EB7A4
Tetradic#B7A41E, #1EB757, #1E31B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G30
B126
Red183 (71.8%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue322.35°
Saturation (HSL)71.83%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 1E · B 7E
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