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Recognised as Colour

#BB2A87

  • #BB2A87
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB2A87 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 42, 135 and HSL 322°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BB2A87#BB2A87
HEX#BB2A87
RGBrgb(187, 42, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1647, 0.5294
RGB percentages73.3%, 16.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(321.5, 63.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.5, 77.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 77.5%, 27.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,266,119
CSS custom property--colour: #BB2A87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#44D578

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F5989no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7184no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C82556no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7.5Hot pink · ΔE 22.4Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3Purple · ΔE 24.4Deep pink · ΔE 26.6Orchid · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.53, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2ABB5E
Analogous#A62ABB, #BB2A3F
Triadic#87BB2A, #2A87BB
Split complementary#3EBB2A, #2ABBA7
Tetradic#BBA62A, #2ABB5E, #2A3EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C0DF
Lighter +30%#E896CA
Lighter +20%#DE6DB6
Lighter +10%#D543A1
Darker −10%#912169
Darker −20%#68174B
Darker −30%#3E0E2D
Darker −40%#14050F
More saturated +25%#D80D8F
Less saturated −25%#9E477F

Channel breakdown

R187
G42
B135
Red187 (73.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue321.52°
Saturation (HSL)63.32%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 2A · B 87

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