Recognised as Colour

#BB22A5

#BB22A5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#BB22A5 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 34, 165 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

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HEX#BB22A5

RGBrgb(187, 34, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1333, 0.6471

RGB percentages73.3%, 13.3%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(308.6, 69.2%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 81.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 81.8%, 11.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,264,101

CSS custom property--colour: #BB22A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#44DD5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#215CA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D72A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C53264no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.9 Purple · ΔE 18.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 19 Medium violet red · ΔE 19.4 Orchid · ΔE 23.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22BB38

Analogous#8522BB, #BB2258

Triadic#A5BB22, #22A5BB

Split complementary#59BB22, #22BB84

Tetradic#BB8422, #22BB38, #2259BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2B7E9

Lighter +30%#EA8CDD

Lighter +20%#E261D0

Lighter +10%#DA36C3

Darker −10%#901A7F

Darker −20%#651259

Darker −30%#3A0A33

Darker −40%#0E030D

More saturated +25%#D706B9

Less saturated −25%#9F3E91

Channel breakdown

R187

G34

B165

Red187 (73.3%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue308.63°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 22 · B A5

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