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Recognised as Colour

#BB137E

  • #BB137E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB137E is a magenta with RGB values 187, 19, 126 and HSL 322°, 82%, 40%. 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

#BB137E#BB137E
HEX#BB137E
RGBrgb(187, 19, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0745, 0.4941
RGB percentages73.3%, 7.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(321.8, 81.6%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 89.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 89.8%, 32.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,260,222
CSS custom property--colour: #BB137E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#44EC81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#385180no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#696D7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C9004Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 4.1Deep pink · ΔE 23.7Hot pink · ΔE 24.1Dark magenta · ΔE 25.9Purple · ΔE 26.2Orchid · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 4.1, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#13BB50
Analogous#A413BB, #BB132A
Triadic#7EBB13, #137EBB
Split complementary#2ABB13, #13BBA4
Tetradic#BBA413, #13BB50, #132ABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6A4D8
Lighter +30%#F176C4
Lighter +20%#EC48B1
Lighter +10%#E8199D
Darker −10%#8D0E5F
Darker −20%#5E0A40
Darker −30%#300520
Darker −40%#020001
More saturated +25%#CE0083
Less saturated −25%#A12D77

Channel breakdown

R187
G19
B126
Red187 (73.3%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue321.79°
Saturation (HSL)81.55%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 13 · B 7E

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