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Colour

#BB00AB

  • #BB00AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BB00AB is a magenta with RGB values 187, 0, 171 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

#BB00AB#BB00AB
HEX#BB00AB
RGBrgb(187, 0, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.6706
RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(305.1, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.1, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 8.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,255,403
CSS custom property--colour: #BB00AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#44FF54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#546FA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C42864no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Purple · ΔE 21.9Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4Medium violet red · ΔE 25.5Orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BB10
Analogous#6D00BB, #BB004E
Triadic#ABBB00, #00ABBB
Split complementary#4EBB00, #00BB6D
Tetradic#BB6D00, #00BB10, #004EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF88F5
Lighter +30%#FF55F0
Lighter +20%#FF22EC
Lighter +10%#EE00DA
Darker −10%#88007C
Darker −20%#55004E
Darker −30%#22001F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BB00AB
Less saturated −25%#A41798

Channel breakdown

R187
G0
B171
Red187 (73.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue305.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B AB

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