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Recognised as Colour

#BB00C6

  • #BB00C6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB00C6 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 0, 198 and HSL 297°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BB00C6#BB00C6
HEX#BB00C6
RGBrgb(187, 0, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.7765
RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(296.7, 100%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.7, 100%, 77.6%)
CMYK5.6%, 100%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,255,430
CSS custom property--colour: #BB00C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#44FF39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ECAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4271C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BF3B74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Dark violet · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Blue violet · ΔE 23.5Fuchsia · ΔE 25.2Magenta · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0BC600
Analogous#5800C6, #C6006E
Triadic#C6BB00, #00C6BB
Split complementary#6EC600, #00C658
Tetradic#C65800, #0BC600, #006EC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F993FF
Lighter +30%#F660FF
Lighter +20%#F32DFF
Lighter +10%#EB00F9
Darker −10%#8B0093
Darker −20%#5B0060
Darker −30%#2B002D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BB00C6
Less saturated −25%#A519AD

Channel breakdown

R187
G0
B198
Red187 (73.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue296.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B C6

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