Colour

#BB35D2

#BB35D2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB35D2 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 53, 210 and HSL 291°, 64%, 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

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HEX#BB35D2

RGBrgb(187, 53, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2078, 0.8235

RGB percentages73.3%, 20.8%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(291.2, 63.6%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 74.8%, 82.4%)

CMYK11%, 74.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,269,010

CSS custom property--colour: #BB35D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#44CA2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#497ACEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BD5482no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9 Dark violet · ΔE 19.6 Blue violet · ΔE 22.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3 Orchid · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4CD235

Analogous#6D35D2, #D2359A

Triadic#D2BB35, #35D2BB

Split complementary#9AD235, #35D26D

Tetradic#D26D35, #4CD235, #359AD2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3DCF7

Lighter +30%#E5B2EE

Lighter +20%#D788E5

Lighter +10%#C95FDB

Darker −10%#9A27AD

Darker −20%#751D84

Darker −30%#50145A

Darker −40%#2B0B30

More saturated +25%#D116F1

Less saturated −25%#A554B3

Channel breakdown

R187

G53

B210

Red187 (73.3%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue291.21°

Saturation (HSL)63.56%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 35 · B D2

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Colour values

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