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Recognised as Colour

#BB36D0

  • #BB36D0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB36D0 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 54, 208 and HSL 292°, 62%, 51%. 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

#BB36D0#BB36D0
HEX#BB36D0
RGBrgb(187, 54, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2118, 0.8157
RGB percentages73.3%, 21.2%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(291.8, 62.1%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 74%, 81.6%)
CMYK10.1%, 74%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,269,264
CSS custom property--colour: #BB36D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 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#44C92F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B7ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BD5481no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 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 11.1Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9Dark violet · ΔE 20.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3Orchid · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BD036
Analogous#6E36D0, #D03698
Triadic#D0BB36, #36D0BB
Split complementary#98D036, #36D06E
Tetradic#D06E36, #4BD036, #3698D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DBF7
Lighter +30%#E5B2ED
Lighter +20%#D789E3
Lighter +10%#C95FDA
Darker −10%#9928AB
Darker −20%#741E82
Darker −30%#4F1558
Darker −40%#2A0B2F
More saturated +25%#D217EF
Less saturated −25%#A455B1

Channel breakdown

R187
G54
B208
Red187 (73.3%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue291.82°
Saturation (HSL)62.1%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 36 · B D0

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