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Recognised as Colour

#BB3FA6

  • #BB3FA6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BB3FA6 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 63, 166 and HSL 310°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BB3FA6#BB3FA6
HEX#BB3FA6
RGBrgb(187, 63, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2471, 0.651
RGB percentages73.3%, 24.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(310.2, 49.6%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.2, 66.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 66.3%, 11.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,271,526
CSS custom property--colour: #BB3FA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#44C059

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F66A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6879A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C4476Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.3Dark magenta · ΔE 17.9Medium violet red · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Purple · ΔE 19.5Violet · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3FBB54
Analogous#923FBB, #BB3F68
Triadic#A6BB3F, #3FA6BB
Split complementary#68BB3F, #3FBB92
Tetradic#BB923F, #3FBB54, #3F68BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D5EC
Lighter +30%#E4AFDB
Lighter +20%#D789CA
Lighter +10%#CA63B9
Darker −10%#953284
Darker −20%#6F2562
Darker −30%#491840
Darker −40%#220C1F
More saturated +25%#DA20BB
Less saturated −25%#9C5E91

Channel breakdown

R187
G63
B166
Red187 (73.3%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue310.16°
Saturation (HSL)49.6%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 3F · B A6

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