Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#BB0061

  • #BB0061
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB0061 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 0, 97 and HSL 329°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BB0061#BB0061
HEX#BB0061
RGBrgb(187, 0, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.3804
RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 38%
HSLhsl(328.9, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.9, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 48.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,255,329
CSS custom property--colour: #BB0061;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#44FF9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#404A63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6A5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CC0037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.5Deep pink · ΔE 24Hot pink · ΔE 27.7Pale violetred · ΔE 29.8Indian red · ΔE 34Crimson · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BB5A
Analogous#B800BB, #BB0003
Triadic#61BB00, #0061BB
Split complementary#04BB00, #00BBB8
Tetradic#BBB700, #00BB5A, #0003BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF88C6
Lighter +30%#FF55AD
Lighter +20%#FF2295
Lighter +10%#EE007B
Darker −10%#880047
Darker −20%#55002C
Darker −30%#220012
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BB0061
Less saturated −25%#A41760

Channel breakdown

R187
G0
B97
Red187 (73.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue328.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B 61

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 “bb0061” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.