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Colour

#BB3793

  • #BB3793
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB3793 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 55, 147 and HSL 318°, 55%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BB3793#BB3793
HEX#BB3793
RGBrgb(187, 55, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2157, 0.5765
RGB percentages73.3%, 21.6%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(318.2, 54.5%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.2, 70.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 70.6%, 21.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,269,459
CSS custom property--colour: #BB3793;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#44C86C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#436096no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C7590no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C73860no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.9Orchid · ΔE 21.7Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9Purple · ΔE 22.2Hot pink · ΔE 22.4Medium orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37BB5F
Analogous#A137BB, #BB3751
Triadic#93BB37, #3793BB
Split complementary#51BB37, #37BBA1
Tetradic#BBA137, #37BB5F, #3751BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0CEE6
Lighter +30%#E5A6D2
Lighter +20%#D97FBE
Lighter +10%#CE57AA
Darker −10%#942B74
Darker −20%#6C2055
Darker −30%#451436
Darker −40%#1D0917
More saturated +25%#D9199F
Less saturated −25%#9D5587

Channel breakdown

R187
G55
B147
Red187 (73.3%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue318.18°
Saturation (HSL)54.55%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 37 · B 93

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