Recognised as Colour

#BB087A

#BB087A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB087A is a magenta with RGB values 187, 8, 122 and HSL 322°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BB087A#BB087A

HEX#BB087A

RGBrgb(187, 8, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0314, 0.4784

RGB percentages73.3%, 3.1%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(321.8, 91.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 95.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 95.7%, 34.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,257,402

CSS custom property--colour: #BB087A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#44F785

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#374F7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#696C76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CA0047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 4.2 Deep pink · ΔE 22.8 Hot pink · ΔE 24.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.3 Purple · ΔE 27.5 Orchid · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 4.24, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08BB49

Analogous#A308BB, #BB0820

Triadic#7ABB08, #087ABB

Split complementary#20BB08, #08BBA3

Tetradic#BBA308, #08BB49, #0820BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FA95D5

Lighter +30%#F864C2

Lighter +20%#F633AF

Lighter +10%#EC0A9A

Darker −10%#8A065A

Darker −20%#59043A

Darker −30%#28021A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C3007C

Less saturated −25%#A32073

Channel breakdown

R187

B122

Red187 (73.3%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue321.79°

Saturation (HSL)91.79%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 08 · B 7A

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