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Recognised as Colour

#BB19D8

  • #BB19D8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BB19D8 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 25, 216 and HSL 291°, 79%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BB19D8#BB19D8
HEX#BB19D8
RGBrgb(187, 25, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.098, 0.8471
RGB percentages73.3%, 9.8%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(290.9, 79.3%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 88.4%, 84.7%)
CMYK13.4%, 88.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,261,848
CSS custom property--colour: #BB19D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#44E627

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Deuteranopia#3475D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BC4C81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.9Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9Blue violet · ΔE 18Fuchsia · ΔE 22.8Magenta · ΔE 22.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36D819
Analogous#5C19D8, #D81995
Triadic#D8BB19, #19D8BB
Split complementary#96D819, #19D85B
Tetradic#D85B19, #36D819, #1995D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0C5F8
Lighter +30%#E597F3
Lighter +20%#DA69EE
Lighter +10%#CE3CE8
Darker −10%#9314AA
Darker −20%#6C0E7D
Darker −30%#44094F
Darker −40%#1D0421
More saturated +25%#CC00F1
Less saturated −25%#A637BA

Channel breakdown

R187
G25
B216
Red187 (73.3%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue290.89°
Saturation (HSL)79.25%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 19 · B D8

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