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Recognised as Colour

#BB08D2

  • #BB08D2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BB08D2 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 8, 210 and HSL 293°, 93%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BB08D2#BB08D2
HEX#BB08D2
RGBrgb(187, 8, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0314, 0.8235
RGB percentages73.3%, 3.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(293.2, 92.7%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.2, 96.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK11%, 96.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,257,490
CSS custom property--colour: #BB08D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#44F72D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3773CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BD447Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Blue violet · ΔE 19.7Fuchsia · ΔE 22.7Magenta · ΔE 22.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1FD208
Analogous#5608D2, #D20884
Triadic#D2BB08, #08D2BB
Split complementary#84D208, #08D256
Tetradic#D25608, #1FD208, #0884D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2AAFC
Lighter +30%#EB79FA
Lighter +20%#E448F8
Lighter +10%#DD17F6
Darker −10%#8F06A1
Darker −20%#640470
Darker −30%#38023F
Darker −40%#0C010D
More saturated +25%#C100DA
Less saturated −25%#A623B7

Channel breakdown

R187
G8
B210
Red187 (73.3%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue293.17°
Saturation (HSL)92.66%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 08 · B D2

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