Colour

#BB00A4

#BB00A4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#BB00A4 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 0, 164 and HSL 307°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#BB00A4

RGBrgb(187, 0, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.6431

RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(307.4, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.4, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 12.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,396

CSS custom property--colour: #BB00A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#44FF5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#586EA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C5225Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1 Purple · ΔE 20.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 21.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.3 Orchid · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BB17

Analogous#7500BB, #BB0046

Triadic#A4BB00, #00A4BB

Split complementary#47BB00, #00BB75

Tetradic#BB7400, #00BB17, #0046BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF88F0

Lighter +30%#FF55EA

Lighter +20%#FF22E4

Lighter +10%#EE00D1

Darker −10%#880077

Darker −20%#55004B

Darker −30%#22001E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB00A4

Less saturated −25%#A41792

Channel breakdown

R187

B164

Red187 (73.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue307.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B A4

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