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Recognised as Colour

#BB176D

  • #BB176D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB176D is a magenta with RGB values 187, 23, 109 and HSL 329°, 78%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BB176D#BB176D
HEX#BB176D
RGBrgb(187, 23, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0902, 0.4275
RGB percentages73.3%, 9%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(328.5, 78.1%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.5, 87.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 87.7%, 41.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,261,229
CSS custom property--colour: #BB176D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#44E892

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414F6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6D69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CB0042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.8Deep pink · ΔE 23.8Hot pink · ΔE 24.5Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1Purple · ΔE 34.1Dark magenta · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#17BB65
Analogous#B717BB, #BB171B
Triadic#6DBB17, #176DBB
Split complementary#1BBB17, #17BBB7
Tetradic#BBB717, #17BB65, #171BBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4AAD1
Lighter +30%#EF7CB8
Lighter +20%#E94FA0
Lighter +10%#E42187
Darker −10%#8E1153
Darker −20%#600C38
Darker −30%#33061E
Darker −40%#050103
More saturated +25%#D2006E
Less saturated −25%#A1316C

Channel breakdown

R187
G23
B109
Red187 (73.3%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue328.54°
Saturation (HSL)78.1%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 17 · B 6D

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