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Recognised as Colour

#BB37D1

  • #BB37D1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB37D1 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 55, 209 and HSL 291°, 63%, 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

#BB37D1#BB37D1
HEX#BB37D1
RGBrgb(187, 55, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2157, 0.8196
RGB percentages73.3%, 21.6%, 82%
HSLhsl(291.4, 62.6%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 73.7%, 82%)
CMYK10.5%, 73.7%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,269,521
CSS custom property--colour: #BB37D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#44C82E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B7ACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original
Tritanopia#BD5582no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Dark violet · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23.6Orchid · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DD137
Analogous#6E37D1, #D1379A
Triadic#D1BB37, #37D1BB
Split complementary#9AD137, #37D16E
Tetradic#D16E37, #4DD137, #379AD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DDF7
Lighter +30%#E5B3EE
Lighter +20%#D78AE4
Lighter +10%#C960DB
Darker −10%#9A28AD
Darker −20%#751E84
Darker −30%#50155A
Darker −40%#2B0B31
More saturated +25%#D118F0
Less saturated −25%#A556B2

Channel breakdown

R187
G55
B209
Red187 (73.3%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue291.43°
Saturation (HSL)62.6%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 37 · B D1

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