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Recognised as Colour

#B911AB

  • #B911AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B911AB is a magenta with RGB values 185, 17, 171 and HSL 305°, 83%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B911AB#B911AB
HEX#B911AB
RGBrgb(185, 17, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.0667, 0.6706
RGB percentages72.5%, 6.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(305, 83.2%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305, 90.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 90.8%, 7.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,128,683
CSS custom property--colour: #B911AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13655WCAG 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 5.63:1
Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#46EE54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#556FA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C12E65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19Purple · ΔE 20.4Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium violet red · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#11B91F
Analogous#7311B9, #B91157
Triadic#ABB911, #11ABB9
Split complementary#57B911, #11B973
Tetradic#B97311, #11B91F, #1157B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6A0EF
Lighter +30%#F271E7
Lighter +20%#EE42DF
Lighter +10%#E815D6
Darker −10%#8A0D80
Darker −20%#5C0855
Darker −30%#2D0429
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CA00B9
Less saturated −25%#A02A96

Channel breakdown

R185
G17
B171
Red185 (72.5%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue305°
Saturation (HSL)83.17%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 11 · B AB

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