Colour
#BB0474
- #BB0474
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#BB0474 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 4, 116 and HSL 323°, 96%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#BB0474#BB0474
HEX#BB0474
RGBrgb(187, 4, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0157, 0.4549
RGB percentages73.3%, 1.6%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(323.3, 95.8%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.3, 97.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 97.9%, 38%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,256,372
CSS custom property--colour: #BB0474;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#44FB8B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04BB4B
Analogous#A704BB, #BB0418
Triadic#74BB04, #0474BB
Split complementary#19BB04, #04BBA7
Tetradic#BBA604, #04BB4B, #0418BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G4
B116
Red187 (73.3%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue323.28°
Saturation (HSL)95.81%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 04 · B 74
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