Colour

#BB00AA

#BB00AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#BB00AA is a magenta with RGB values 187, 0, 170 and HSL 305°, 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

#BB00AA#BB00AA

HEX#BB00AA

HEX (short)#B0A

RGBrgb(187, 0, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.6667

RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(305.5, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 9.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,402

CSS custom property--colour: #BB00AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#44FF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#556FA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C42763no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7 Purple · ΔE 21.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 25 Orchid · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BB11

Analogous#6F00BB, #BB004C

Triadic#AABB00, #00AABB

Split complementary#4DBB00, #00BB6F

Tetradic#BB6E00, #00BB11, #004CBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF88F4

Lighter +30%#FF55F0

Lighter +20%#FF22EB

Lighter +10%#EE00D8

Darker −10%#88007C

Darker −20%#55004D

Darker −30%#22001F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB00AA

Less saturated −25%#A41797

Channel breakdown

R187

B170

Red187 (73.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue305.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B AA

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