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Recognised as Colour

#BB0BBA

  • #BB0BBA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB0BBA is a magenta with RGB values 187, 11, 186 and HSL 300°, 89%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BB0BBA#BB0BBA
HEX#BB0BBA
RGBrgb(187, 11, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0431, 0.7294
RGB percentages73.3%, 4.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(300.3, 88.9%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.3, 94.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 94.1%, 0.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,258,234
CSS custom property--colour: #BB0BBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#44F445

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D71B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C1366Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Dark magenta · ΔE 20.4Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Purple · ΔE 25.5Blue violet · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0BBB0C
Analogous#640BBB, #BB0B62
Triadic#BABB0B, #0BBABB
Split complementary#62BB0B, #0BBB64
Tetradic#BB640B, #0BBB0C, #0B62BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F999F8
Lighter +30%#F669F5
Lighter +20%#F339F2
Lighter +10%#EB0EEA
Darker −10%#8B088A
Darker −20%#5B055A
Darker −30%#2A022A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C600C5
Less saturated −25%#A224A2

Channel breakdown

R187
G11
B186
Red187 (73.3%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue300.34°
Saturation (HSL)88.89%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 0B · B BA

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