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Recognised as Colour

#BB0887

  • #BB0887
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB0887 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 8, 135 and HSL 317°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BB0887#BB0887
HEX#BB0887
RGBrgb(187, 8, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0314, 0.5294
RGB percentages73.3%, 3.1%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(317.4, 91.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.4, 95.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 95.7%, 27.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,257,415
CSS custom property--colour: #BB0887;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#44F778

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F518Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#656D84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C8004Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 6.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6Purple · ΔE 22.8Deep pink · ΔE 25.1Hot pink · ΔE 26.3Orchid · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 6.38, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#08BB3C
Analogous#9508BB, #BB082E
Triadic#87BB08, #0887BB
Split complementary#2DBB08, #08BB96
Tetradic#BB9608, #08BB3C, #082DBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA95DD
Lighter +30%#F864CD
Lighter +20%#F633BD
Lighter +10%#EC0AAA
Darker −10%#8A0664
Darker −20%#590440
Darker −30%#28021D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C3008A
Less saturated −25%#A3207D

Channel breakdown

R187
G8
B135
Red187 (73.3%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue317.43°
Saturation (HSL)91.79%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 08 · B 87

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