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Recognised as Colour

#BB04CD

  • #BB04CD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BB04CD is a magenta with RGB values 187, 4, 205 and HSL 295°, 96%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BB04CD#BB04CD
HEX#BB04CD
RGBrgb(187, 4, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0157, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.3%, 1.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(294.6, 96.2%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.6, 98%, 80.4%)
CMYK8.8%, 98%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,256,461
CSS custom property--colour: #BB04CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#44FB32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B72C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BE4178no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.5Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.2Fuchsia · ΔE 23.6Magenta · ΔE 23.6Medium orchid · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#16CD04
Analogous#5704CD, #CD047A
Triadic#CDBB04, #04CDBB
Split complementary#7BCD04, #04CD56
Tetradic#CD5604, #16CD04, #047BCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5A0FD
Lighter +30%#EF6EFC
Lighter +20%#EA3CFB
Lighter +10%#E50AFA
Darker −10%#8D039B
Darker −20%#600269
Darker −30%#320137
Darker −40%#040005
More saturated +25%#BE00D1
Less saturated −25%#A61EB3

Channel breakdown

R187
G4
B205
Red187 (73.3%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue294.63°
Saturation (HSL)96.17%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 04 · B CD

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