Colour

#B900CB

#B900CB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B900CB is a magenta with RGB values 185, 0, 203 and HSL 295°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B900CB#B900CB

HEX#B900CB

RGBrgb(185, 0, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0, 0.7961

RGB percentages72.5%, 0%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(294.7, 100%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.7, 100%, 79.6%)

CMYK8.9%, 100%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,124,363

CSS custom property--colour: #B900CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#46FF34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A71C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BC3F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3 Dark violet · ΔE 15.4 Blue violet · ΔE 21.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.2 Magenta · ΔE 24.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12CB00

Analogous#5400CB, #CB0077

Triadic#CBB900, #00CBB9

Split complementary#77CB00, #00CB53

Tetradic#CB5400, #12CB00, #0077CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F698FF

Lighter +30%#F165FF

Lighter +20%#ED32FF

Lighter +10%#E700FE

Darker −10%#8B0098

Darker −20%#5C0065

Darker −30%#2E0032

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B900CB

Less saturated −25%#A419B2

Channel breakdown

R185

B203

Red185 (72.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue294.68°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 00 · B CB

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Colour values

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