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Recognised as Colour

#BB28A2

  • #BB28A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BB28A2 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 40, 162 and HSL 310°, 65%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BB28A2#BB28A2
HEX#BB28A2
RGBrgb(187, 40, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1569, 0.6353
RGB percentages73.3%, 15.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(310.2, 64.8%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.2, 78.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 78.6%, 13.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,265,634
CSS custom property--colour: #BB28A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#44D75D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B5DA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#61739Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C53464no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Medium violet red · ΔE 17.3Purple · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Orchid · ΔE 21.8Violet · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28BB41
Analogous#8A28BB, #BB2859
Triadic#A2BB28, #28A2BB
Split complementary#58BB28, #28BB8A
Tetradic#BB8B28, #28BB41, #2859BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1BEE8
Lighter +30%#E894DA
Lighter +20%#DF6ACB
Lighter +10%#D640BD
Darker −10%#911F7E
Darker −20%#671659
Darker −30%#3D0D35
Darker −40%#130410
More saturated +25%#D70CB5
Less saturated −25%#9F448F

Channel breakdown

R187
G40
B162
Red187 (73.3%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue310.2°
Saturation (HSL)64.76%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 28 · B A2

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