Recognised as Colour

#BB01AE

#BB01AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#BB01AE is a magenta with RGB values 187, 1, 174 and HSL 304°, 99%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BB01AE#BB01AE

HEX#BB01AE

RGBrgb(187, 1, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0039, 0.6824

RGB percentages73.3%, 0.4%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(304.2, 98.9%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.2, 99.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 99.5%, 7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,662

CSS custom property--colour: #BB01AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.63:1

Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#44FE51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#536FAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C32B65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 17.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3 Purple · ΔE 22.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 27 Orchid · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01BB0E

Analogous#6B01BB, #BB0151

Triadic#AEBB01, #01AEBB

Split complementary#51BB01, #01BB6B

Tetradic#BB6B01, #01BB0E, #0151BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE8AF6

Lighter +30%#FE57F2

Lighter +20%#FE24EF

Lighter +10%#EE01DD

Darker −10%#88017F

Darker −20%#560050

Darker −30%#230020

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC00AF

Less saturated −25%#A3189A

Channel breakdown

R187

B174

Red187 (73.3%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue304.19°

Saturation (HSL)98.94%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 01 · B AE

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