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Colour

#B900BB

  • #B900BB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B900BB is a magenta with RGB values 185, 0, 187 and HSL 299°, 100%, 37%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#B900BB#B900BB
HEX#B900BB
RGBrgb(185, 0, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0, 0.7333
RGB percentages72.5%, 0%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(299.4, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.4, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK1.1%, 100%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,124,347
CSS custom property--colour: #B900BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#46FF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#486FB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BF356Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 22.1Purple · ΔE 26.5Blue violet · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02BB00
Analogous#5B00BB, #BB0060
Triadic#BBB900, #00BBB9
Split complementary#5FBB00, #00BB5C
Tetradic#BB5C00, #02BB00, #005FBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE88FF
Lighter +30%#FD55FF
Lighter +20%#FD22FF
Lighter +10%#EB00EE
Darker −10%#870088
Darker −20%#540055
Darker −30%#220022
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B900BB
Less saturated −25%#A217A4

Channel breakdown

R185
G0
B187
Red185 (72.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue299.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 00 · B BB

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