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Recognised as Colour

#BB15D5

  • #BB15D5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BB15D5 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 21, 213 and HSL 292°, 82%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BB15D5#BB15D5
HEX#BB15D5
RGBrgb(187, 21, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0824, 0.8353
RGB percentages73.3%, 8.2%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(291.9, 82.1%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 90.1%, 83.5%)
CMYK12.2%, 90.1%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,260,821
CSS custom property--colour: #BB15D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#44EA2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3674D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BC497Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.6Dark orchid · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Fuchsia · ΔE 23Magenta · ΔE 23Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2FD515
Analogous#5B15D5, #D5158F
Triadic#D5BB15, #15D5BB
Split complementary#8FD515, #15D55B
Tetradic#D55B15, #2FD515, #158FD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1BDF9
Lighter +30%#E68FF4
Lighter +20%#DC61EF
Lighter +10%#D232EB
Darker −10%#9210A7
Darker −20%#690C78
Darker −30%#41074A
Darker −40%#18031B
More saturated +25%#CA00EA
Less saturated −25%#A632B8

Channel breakdown

R187
G21
B213
Red187 (73.3%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue291.88°
Saturation (HSL)82.05%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 15 · B D5

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