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Recognised as Colour

#BB01BC

  • #BB01BC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB01BC is a magenta with RGB values 187, 1, 188 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

#BB01BC#BB01BC
HEX#BB01BC
RGBrgb(187, 1, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0039, 0.7373
RGB percentages73.3%, 0.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(299.7, 98.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.7, 99.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0.5%, 99.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,255,676
CSS custom property--colour: #BB01BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 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 black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#44FE43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A70B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C1356Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 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 text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Purple · ΔE 26.9Blue violet · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02BC01
Analogous#5D01BC, #BC0160
Triadic#BCBB01, #01BCBB
Split complementary#60BC01, #01BC5D
Tetradic#BC5D01, #02BC01, #0160BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE8BFE
Lighter +30%#FD58FE
Lighter +20%#FD25FE
Lighter +10%#ED01EF
Darker −10%#890189
Darker −20%#560057
Darker −30%#240024
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC00BD
Less saturated −25%#A419A4

Channel breakdown

R187
G1
B188
Red187 (73.3%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue299.68°
Saturation (HSL)98.94%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 01 · B BC

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