Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#B9027E

  • #B9027E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B9027E is a magenta with RGB values 185, 2, 126 and HSL 319°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B9027E#B9027E
HEX#B9027E
RGBrgb(185, 2, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.0078, 0.4941
RGB percentages72.5%, 0.8%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(319.3, 97.9%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.3, 98.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 98.9%, 31.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,124,798
CSS custom property--colour: #B9027E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#46FD81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#324E80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#656B7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C70049no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 4.4Deep pink · ΔE 24Dark magenta · ΔE 24.4Purple · ΔE 24.9Hot pink · ΔE 25.8Orchid · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 4.41, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02B93D
Analogous#9902B9, #B90222
Triadic#7EB902, #027EB9
Split complementary#22B902, #02B999
Tetradic#B99902, #02B93D, #0222B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE89D8
Lighter +30%#FD57C8
Lighter +20%#FD24B7
Lighter +10%#EB03A0
Darker −10%#87015C
Darker −20%#540139
Darker −30%#220017
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BB007F
Less saturated −25%#A21976

Channel breakdown

R185
G2
B126
Red185 (72.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue319.34°
Saturation (HSL)97.86%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 02 · B 7E

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “b9027e” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.