Colour

#BB2266

#BB2266
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB2266 is a red with RGB values 187, 34, 102 and HSL 333°, 69%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BB2266#BB2266

HEX#BB2266

HEX (short)#B26

RGBrgb(187, 34, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1333, 0.4

RGB percentages73.3%, 13.3%, 40%

HSLhsl(333.3, 69.2%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.3, 81.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 81.8%, 45.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,264,038

CSS custom property--colour: #BB2266;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#44DD99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#485168no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#716E63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CB0042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 25 Hot pink · ΔE 25.6 Deep pink · ΔE 26.6 Indian red · ΔE 30.4 Brown · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22BB77

Analogous#BB22B3, #BB2A22

Triadic#66BB22, #2266BB

Split complementary#22BB2A, #22B3BB

Tetradic#B3BB22, #22BB77, #2A22BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2B7D1

Lighter +30%#EA8CB6

Lighter +20%#E2619A

Lighter +10%#DA367F

Darker −10%#901A4E

Darker −20%#651237

Darker −30%#3A0A1F

Darker −40%#0E0308

More saturated +25%#D70663

Less saturated −25%#9F3E69

Channel breakdown

R187

G34

B102

Red187 (73.3%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue333.33°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 22 · B 66

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