Colour

#BB01BA

#BB01BA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB01BA is a magenta with RGB values 187, 1, 186 and HSL 300°, 99%, 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

#BB01BA#BB01BA

HEX#BB01BA

RGBrgb(187, 1, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0039, 0.7294

RGB percentages73.3%, 0.4%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(300.3, 98.9%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.3, 99.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 99.5%, 0.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,674

CSS custom property--colour: #BB01BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#44FE45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B70B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C1346Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Purple · ΔE 26.2 Blue violet · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01BB02

Analogous#5F01BB, #BB015D

Triadic#BABB01, #01BABB

Split complementary#5DBB01, #01BB5F

Tetradic#BB5F01, #01BB02, #015DBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE8AFE

Lighter +30%#FE57FD

Lighter +20%#FE24FD

Lighter +10%#EE01EC

Darker −10%#880188

Darker −20%#560055

Darker −30%#230023

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC00BB

Less saturated −25%#A318A3

Channel breakdown

R187

B186

Red187 (73.3%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue300.32°

Saturation (HSL)98.94%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 01 · B BA

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