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Recognised as Colour

#B8049A

  • #B8049A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B8049A is a magenta with RGB values 184, 4, 154 and HSL 310°, 96%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B8049A#B8049A
HEX#B8049A
RGBrgb(184, 4, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.0157, 0.6039
RGB percentages72.2%, 1.6%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(310, 95.7%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310, 97.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 97.8%, 16.3%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,059,802
CSS custom property--colour: #B8049A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#47FB65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#16549Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6C97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C31B5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Medium violet red · ΔE 17.3Purple · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2Orchid · ΔE 26.9Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#04B822
Analogous#7C04B8, #B80440
Triadic#9AB804, #049AB8
Split complementary#40B804, #04B87C
Tetradic#B87C04, #04B822, #0440B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC8CEA
Lighter +30%#FB5AE0
Lighter +20%#FA28D7
Lighter +10%#EA05C4
Darker −10%#860370
Darker −20%#540246
Darker −30%#22011D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC009D
Less saturated −25%#A11C8A

Channel breakdown

R184
G4
B154
Red184 (72.2%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue310°
Saturation (HSL)95.74%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 04 · B 9A

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