Colour

#BB205C

#BB205C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB205C is a red with RGB values 187, 32, 92 and HSL 337°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BB205C

RGBrgb(187, 32, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1255, 0.3608

RGB percentages73.3%, 12.5%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(336.8, 70.8%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.8, 82.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 82.9%, 50.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,263,516

CSS custom property--colour: #BB205C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#44DFA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4F5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original

Deuteranopia#736D58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CC003Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6 Indian red · ΔE 26.6 Brown · ΔE 28.2 Deep pink · ΔE 28.8 Hot pink · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#20BB7F

Analogous#BB20AA, #BB3120

Triadic#5CBB20, #205CBB

Split complementary#20BB31, #20AABB

Tetradic#AABB20, #20BB7F, #3120BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2B5CD

Lighter +30%#EB89AF

Lighter +20%#E35E91

Lighter +10%#DC3274

Darker −10%#8F1947

Darker −20%#641131

Darker −30%#380A1C

Darker −40%#0D0206

More saturated +25%#D60556

Less saturated −25%#A03B62

Channel breakdown

R187

G32

B92

Red187 (73.3%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue336.77°

Saturation (HSL)70.78%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 20 · B 5C

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