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Recognised as Colour

#BB246A

  • #BB246A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB246A is a red with RGB values 187, 36, 106 and HSL 332°, 68%, 44%. 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

#BB246A#BB246A
HEX#BB246A
RGBrgb(187, 36, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1412, 0.4157
RGB percentages73.3%, 14.1%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(332.2, 67.7%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.2, 80.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 80.7%, 43.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,264,554
CSS custom property--colour: #BB246A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#44DB95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48526Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#716F67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CB0044no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.9Hot pink · ΔE 24.6Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8Deep pink · ΔE 26.1Indian red · ΔE 31.7Brown · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24BB75
Analogous#BB24B6, #BB2A24
Triadic#6ABB24, #246ABB
Split complementary#24BB29, #24B6BB
Tetradic#B6BB24, #24BB75, #2924BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2B9D3
Lighter +30%#E98FB9
Lighter +20%#E1649E
Lighter +10%#D93983
Darker −10%#901C52
Darker −20%#65143A
Darker −30%#3B0B21
Darker −40%#100309
More saturated +25%#D70868
Less saturated −25%#9F406C

Channel breakdown

R187
G36
B106
Red187 (73.3%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue332.19°
Saturation (HSL)67.71%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 24 · B 6A

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