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Recognised as Colour

#BB22A3

  • #BB22A3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BB22A3 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 34, 163 and HSL 309°, 69%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BB22A3#BB22A3
HEX#BB22A3
RGBrgb(187, 34, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1333, 0.6392
RGB percentages73.3%, 13.3%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(309.4, 69.2%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 81.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 81.8%, 12.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,264,099
CSS custom property--colour: #BB22A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#44DD5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#245CA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E72A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C53063no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15Medium violet red · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 18.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Orchid · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22BB3A
Analogous#8722BB, #BB2256
Triadic#A3BB22, #22A3BB
Split complementary#56BB22, #22BB87
Tetradic#BB8722, #22BB3A, #2256BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2B7E9
Lighter +30%#EA8CDB
Lighter +20%#E261CE
Lighter +10%#DA36C1
Darker −10%#901A7D
Darker −20%#651258
Darker −30%#3A0A32
Darker −40%#0E030D
More saturated +25%#D706B6
Less saturated −25%#9F3E90

Channel breakdown

R187
G34
B163
Red187 (73.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue309.41°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 22 · B A3

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