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Recognised as Colour

#BB19A4

  • #BB19A4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BB19A4 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 25, 164 and HSL 309°, 76%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BB19A4#BB19A4
HEX#BB19A4
RGBrgb(187, 25, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.098, 0.6431
RGB percentages73.3%, 9.8%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(308.5, 76.4%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.5, 86.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 86.6%, 12.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,261,796
CSS custom property--colour: #BB19A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#44E65B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#195AA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C70A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C52C62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.1Purple · ΔE 19.2Medium violet red · ΔE 19.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20Orchid · ΔE 24.8Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19BB30
Analogous#8119BB, #BB1953
Triadic#A4BB19, #19A4BB
Split complementary#53BB19, #19BB81
Tetradic#BB8119, #19BB30, #1953BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4ACEA
Lighter +30%#EE7FDE
Lighter +20%#E852D3
Lighter +10%#E225C7
Darker −10%#8E137D
Darker −20%#610D55
Darker −30%#34072E
Darker −40%#070106
More saturated +25%#D400B6
Less saturated −25%#A13491

Channel breakdown

R187
G25
B164
Red187 (73.3%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue308.52°
Saturation (HSL)76.42%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 19 · B A4

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