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Recognised as Colour

#BB1EC1

  • #BB1EC1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB1EC1 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 30, 193 and HSL 298°, 73%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BB1EC1#BB1EC1
HEX#BB1EC1
RGBrgb(187, 30, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1176, 0.7569
RGB percentages73.3%, 11.8%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(297.8, 73.1%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.8, 84.5%, 75.7%)
CMYK3.1%, 84.5%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,263,105
CSS custom property--colour: #BB1EC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#44E13E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C74BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C04074no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Dark magenta · ΔE 21Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Purple · ΔE 26.1Blue violet · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24C11E
Analogous#6A1EC1, #C11E75
Triadic#C1BB1E, #1EC1BB
Split complementary#76C11E, #1EC16A
Tetradic#C16A1E, #24C11E, #1E75C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2B7F4
Lighter +30%#E98BED
Lighter +20%#E15FE6
Lighter +10%#D933DF
Darker −10%#901795
Darker −20%#651069
Darker −30%#3B093D
Darker −40%#100310
More saturated +25%#D502DD
Less saturated −25%#A13AA5

Channel breakdown

R187
G30
B193
Red187 (73.3%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue297.79°
Saturation (HSL)73.09%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 1E · B C1

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