Colour

#B800B2

#B800B2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#B800B2 is a magenta with RGB values 184, 0, 178 and HSL 302°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#B800B2

RGBrgb(184, 0, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0, 0.698

RGB percentages72.2%, 0%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(302, 100%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302, 100%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 3.3%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,058,802

CSS custom property--colour: #B800B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#47FF4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D6EAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Tritanopia#BF2F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 18.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 20 Purple · ΔE 23.3 Dark violet · ΔE 26 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B806

Analogous#6200B8, #B80056

Triadic#B2B800, #00B2B8

Split complementary#56B800, #00B862

Tetradic#B86200, #00B806, #0056B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF85FB

Lighter +30%#FF52F9

Lighter +20%#FF1FF8

Lighter +10%#EB00E3

Darker −10%#850081

Darker −20%#52004F

Darker −30%#1F001E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B800B2

Less saturated −25%#A1179C

Channel breakdown

R184

B178

Red184 (72.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue301.96°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 00 · B B2

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Colour values

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