#b30e9c Color Information

#b30e9c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b30e9c. In RGB, it consists of 70.2% Red, 5.5% Green, and 61.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 92.2% Magenta, 12.8% Yellow, and 29.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 308.4°, with saturation of 85.5% and lightness of 37.8%. The decimal value for #b30e9c is 11734684, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc0099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b30e9c is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#b30e9c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color179, 14, 156 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color70.2%, 5.5%, 61.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.298, 0.945, 0.388 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.922, 0.128, 0.298 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color308.4°, 85.5%, 37.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color308.4°, 92.2%, 70.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.748, 12.298, 32.522 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color179, 14, 156 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11734684 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color41.686, 70.633, -34.232 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)41.686, 78.491, 334.143 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color41.686, 67.652, -58.285 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color35.069, 64.599, -30.436 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.356, 0.177, 12.298 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289924764 / 0xffb30e9c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc0099 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #b30e9c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b30e9c, its pure hue is 308.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 85.5%, and its lightness is 37.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b30e9c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160214 to #9d0c89.

Tints of #b30e9c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b30e9c, its pure hue is 308.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 85.5%, and its lightness is 37.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b30e9c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bd2ca8 to #f6e1f3.

Tones of #b30e9c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b30e9c, its pure hue is 308.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 85.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b30e9c, which range from #616161 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c100a6 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b30e9c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b30e9c! For #b30e9c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b30e9c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b30e9c

This color, #b30e9c, consists of 70.2% Red, 5.5% Green, and 61.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 179, Green = 14, Blue = 156. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b30e9c is 0% Cyan, 92.2% Magenta, 12.8% Yellow, and 29.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R70.2%
C0.0%
G5.5%
M92.2%
B61.2%
Y12.8%
K29.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 179 14 156
Octal 263 16 234
Hexa #b3 #0e #9c
Binary 10110011 00001110 10011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 92 12 29
Octal 0 134 14 35
Hexa #00 #5c #0c #1d
Binary 00000000 01011100 00001100 00011101

Analogous Colors of #b30e9c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b30e9c — which has hue 308.4° — its analogous colors are located at 278.4° and 338.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b30e9c.

Triadic Colors of #b30e9c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b30e9c — which has hue 308.4° — its triadic colors are located at 68.4° and 308.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b30e9c.

Complementary Color of #b30e9c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b30e9c — which has hue 308.4° — its complementary color is located at 128.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b30e9c.

Split Complementary Colors of #b30e9c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b30e9c — which has hue 308.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 98.4° and 308.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b30e9c.

Tetradic Colors of #b30e9c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b30e9c — which has hue 308.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 218.4°, 308.4°, 38.4°, and 128.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b30e9c.

Monochromatic Colors of #b30e9c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b30e9c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #560b4b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f72ada (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b30e9c

We want to make getting started with #b30e9c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b30e9c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b30e9c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b30e9c with other HTML elements.

#b30e9c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b30e9c.
<span style="color: #b30e9c;">The color of this text is #b30e9c.</span>

#b30e9c Background Color

The background color for this text is #b30e9c.
<div style="background-color: #b30e9c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b30e9c.</div>

#b30e9c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b30e9c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b30e9c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b30e9c.</span>

#b30e9c Border Color

This is a div with border color #b30e9c.
<div style="border: #b30e9c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b30e9c.</div>

#b30e9c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b30e9c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b30e9c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b30e9c on a white background.</div></div>

#b30e9c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b30e9c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b30e9c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b30e9c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b30e9c to White

This is a gradient from #b30e9c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b30e9c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b30e9c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b30e9c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b30e9c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b30e9c to white.</div>

Gradient from #b30e9c to Black

This is a gradient from #b30e9c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b30e9c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b30e9c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b30e9c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b30e9c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b30e9c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b30e9c

In addition to using #b30e9c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b30e9c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b30e9c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 179, Green = 14, Blue = 156). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b30e9c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b30e9c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(179, 14, 156)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b30e9c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b30e9c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b30e9c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(179, 14, 156);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b30e9c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:179, green:14, blue:156, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:179 green:14 blue:156 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(179f, 14f, 156f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(179, 14, 156);
 

#b30e9c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b30e9c the same way. For those with color blindness, #b30e9c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b30e9c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b30e9c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b30e9c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b30e9c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b30e9c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.1:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #b30e9c would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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