Colour

#BB34BA

#BB34BA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB34BA is a magenta with RGB values 187, 52, 186 and HSL 300°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB34BA#BB34BA

HEX#BB34BA

RGBrgb(187, 52, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2039, 0.7294

RGB percentages73.3%, 20.4%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(300.4, 56.5%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.4, 72.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 72.2%, 0.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,268,730

CSS custom property--colour: #BB34BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#44CB45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B66BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5977B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C14874no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4 Purple · ΔE 20.9 Orchid · ΔE 21.3 Violet · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#34BB35

Analogous#7934BB, #BB3476

Triadic#BABB34, #34BABB

Split complementary#76BB34, #34BB79

Tetradic#BB7934, #34BB35, #3476BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0CBF0

Lighter +30%#E5A3E5

Lighter +20%#DA7BDA

Lighter +10%#CF53CE

Darker −10%#932992

Darker −20%#6B1E6B

Darker −30%#431343

Darker −40%#1B081B

More saturated +25%#D916D7

Less saturated −25%#9D529D

Channel breakdown

R187

G52

B186

Red187 (73.3%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue300.44°

Saturation (HSL)56.49%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 34 · B BA

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