Colour

#BB0078

#BB0078
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB0078 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 0, 120 and HSL 321°, 100%, 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

#BB0078#BB0078

HEX#BB0078

RGBrgb(187, 0, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.4706

RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(321.5, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.5, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 35.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,352

CSS custom property--colour: #BB0078;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#44FF87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#364E7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#686B74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CA0045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 4.6 Deep pink · ΔE 22.4 Hot pink · ΔE 25 Dark magenta · ΔE 28 Purple · ΔE 28.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 4.57, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00BB43

Analogous#A100BB, #BB001A

Triadic#78BB00, #0078BB

Split complementary#1ABB00, #00BBA1

Tetradic#BBA100, #00BB43, #001ABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF88D4

Lighter +30%#FF55C2

Lighter +20%#FF22B0

Lighter +10%#EE0099

Darker −10%#880057

Darker −20%#550037

Darker −30%#220016

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB0078

Less saturated −25%#A41771

Channel breakdown

R187

B120

Red187 (73.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue321.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B 78

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