Colour

#BB00BD

#BB00BD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB00BD is a magenta with RGB values 187, 0, 189 and HSL 299°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BB00BD#BB00BD

HEX#BB00BD

RGBrgb(187, 0, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.7412

RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(299.4, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.4, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK1.1%, 100%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,421

CSS custom property--colour: #BB00BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#44FF42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4970B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C1356Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2 Dark violet · ΔE 21.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.2 Blue violet · ΔE 27 Purple · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02BD00

Analogous#5C00BD, #BD0061

Triadic#BDBB00, #00BDBB

Split complementary#61BD00, #00BD5C

Tetradic#BD5C00, #02BD00, #0061BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE8AFF

Lighter +30%#FD57FF

Lighter +20%#FD24FF

Lighter +10%#ED00F0

Darker −10%#89008A

Darker −20%#560057

Darker −30%#240024

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB00BD

Less saturated −25%#A418A5

Channel breakdown

R187

B189

Red187 (73.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue299.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B BD

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