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Recognised as Colour

#BB32AD

  • #BB32AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BB32AD is a magenta with RGB values 187, 50, 173 and HSL 306°, 58%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BB32AD#BB32AD
HEX#BB32AD
RGBrgb(187, 50, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1961, 0.6784
RGB percentages73.3%, 19.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(306.1, 57.8%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.1, 73.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 73.3%, 7.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,268,205
CSS custom property--colour: #BB32AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#44CD52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A62B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F76AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C3416Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Purple · ΔE 18.7Orchid · ΔE 19.7Medium violet red · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#32BB40
Analogous#8432BB, #BB3269
Triadic#ADBB32, #32ADBB
Split complementary#69BB32, #32BB84
Tetradic#BB8432, #32BB40, #3269BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0C9EC
Lighter +30%#E6A0DF
Lighter +20%#DB78D1
Lighter +10%#D050C3
Darker −10%#932788
Darker −20%#6B1C63
Darker −30%#42123D
Darker −40%#1A0718
More saturated +25%#D914C5
Less saturated −25%#9D5095

Channel breakdown

R187
G50
B173
Red187 (73.3%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue306.13°
Saturation (HSL)57.81%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 32 · B AD

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