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Recognised as Colour

#BB30A8

  • #BB30A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BB30A8 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 48, 168 and HSL 308°, 59%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BB30A8#BB30A8
HEX#BB30A8
RGBrgb(187, 48, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1882, 0.6588
RGB percentages73.3%, 18.8%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(308.2, 59.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.2, 74.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 74.3%, 10.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,267,688
CSS custom property--colour: #BB30A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#44CF57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D61ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Deuteranopia#6175A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C43D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 17Purple · ΔE 18.4Medium violet red · ΔE 19.4Orchid · ΔE 19.9Violet · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#30BB43
Analogous#8830BB, #BB3063
Triadic#A8BB30, #30A8BB
Split complementary#62BB30, #30BB88
Tetradic#BB8930, #30BB43, #3063BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0C7EB
Lighter +30%#E69EDC
Lighter +20%#DC75CE
Lighter +10%#D14DBF
Darker −10%#922684
Darker −20%#6A1B5F
Darker −30%#41113B
Darker −40%#190616
More saturated +25%#D813BD
Less saturated −25%#9E4D93

Channel breakdown

R187
G48
B168
Red187 (73.3%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue308.2°
Saturation (HSL)59.15%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 30 · B A8

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