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Recognised as Colour

#BB32D5

  • #BB32D5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB32D5 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 50, 213 and HSL 290°, 66%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BB32D5#BB32D5
HEX#BB32D5
RGBrgb(187, 50, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1961, 0.8353
RGB percentages73.3%, 19.6%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(290.4, 66%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 76.5%, 83.5%)
CMYK12.2%, 76.5%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,268,245
CSS custom property--colour: #BB32D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#44CD2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4479D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BC5483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Dark violet · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Dark magenta · ΔE 26Fuchsia · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CD532
Analogous#6A32D5, #D5329E
Triadic#D5BB32, #32D5BB
Split complementary#9DD532, #32D56A
Tetradic#D56A32, #4CD532, #329ED5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DBF8
Lighter +30%#E5B1EF
Lighter +20%#D787E6
Lighter +10%#C95CDE
Darker −10%#9A24B0
Darker −20%#751B86
Darker −30%#50135B
Darker −40%#2B0A31
More saturated +25%#D013F4
Less saturated −25%#A651B6

Channel breakdown

R187
G50
B213
Red187 (73.3%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue290.43°
Saturation (HSL)65.99%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 32 · B D5

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