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Recognised as Colour

#BB2AD2

  • #BB2AD2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB2AD2 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 42, 210 and HSL 292°, 67%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BB2AD2#BB2AD2
HEX#BB2AD2
RGBrgb(187, 42, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1647, 0.8235
RGB percentages73.3%, 16.5%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(291.8, 66.7%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 80%, 82.4%)
CMYK11%, 80%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,266,194
CSS custom property--colour: #BB2AD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#44D52D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4377CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BD4F80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.7Dark violet · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1Fuchsia · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41D22A
Analogous#672AD2, #D22A95
Triadic#D2BB2A, #2AD2BB
Split complementary#95D22A, #2AD267
Tetradic#D2672A, #41D22A, #2A95D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D2F6
Lighter +30%#E4A7EE
Lighter +20%#D77DE5
Lighter +10%#CA52DD
Darker −10%#9521A7
Darker −20%#6F197D
Darker −30%#491052
Darker −40%#240828
More saturated +25%#D20AF2
Less saturated −25%#A44AB3

Channel breakdown

R187
G42
B210
Red187 (73.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue291.79°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 2A · B D2

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