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Colour

#BB00A9

  • #BB00A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BB00A9 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 0, 169 and HSL 306°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BB00A9#BB00A9
HEX#BB00A9
RGBrgb(187, 0, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.6627
RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(305.8, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.8, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 9.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,255,401
CSS custom property--colour: #BB00A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#44FF56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#566FA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C42662no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Purple · ΔE 21.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2Medium violet red · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BB12
Analogous#6F00BB, #BB004C
Triadic#A9BB00, #00A9BB
Split complementary#4CBB00, #00BB6F
Tetradic#BB6F00, #00BB12, #004CBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF88F4
Lighter +30%#FF55EF
Lighter +20%#FF22EA
Lighter +10%#EE00D7
Darker −10%#88007B
Darker −20%#55004D
Darker −30%#22001F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BB00A9
Less saturated −25%#A41796

Channel breakdown

R187
G0
B169
Red187 (73.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue305.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B A9

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