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Recognised as Colour

#BB22D6

  • #BB22D6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB22D6 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 34, 214 and HSL 291°, 73%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BB22D6#BB22D6
HEX#BB22D6
RGBrgb(187, 34, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1333, 0.8392
RGB percentages73.3%, 13.3%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(291, 72.6%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291, 84.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK12.6%, 84.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,264,150
CSS custom property--colour: #BB22D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#44DD29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A76D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BC4D81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2Dark violet · ΔE 14.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4Fuchsia · ΔE 24.3Magenta · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DD622
Analogous#6122D6, #D62297
Triadic#D6BB22, #22D6BB
Split complementary#97D622, #22D661
Tetradic#D66122, #3DD622, #2297D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1CDF7
Lighter +30%#E4A1F0
Lighter +20%#D875E9
Lighter +10%#CB49E2
Darker −10%#951BAA
Darker −20%#6E147E
Darker −30%#480D52
Darker −40%#210626
More saturated +25%#D103F5
Less saturated −25%#A541B7

Channel breakdown

R187
G34
B214
Red187 (73.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue291°
Saturation (HSL)72.58%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 22 · B D6

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