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Colour

#BB40BD

  • #BB40BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB40BD is a magenta with RGB values 187, 64, 189 and HSL 299°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB40BD#BB40BD
HEX#BB40BD
RGBrgb(187, 64, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.251, 0.7412
RGB percentages73.3%, 25.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(299, 49.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299, 66.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK1.1%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,271,805
CSS custom property--colour: #BB40BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.58:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#44BF42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C6BC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C05279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.9Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1Orchid · ΔE 17.6Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 20.9Violet · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42BD40
Analogous#7C40BD, #BD4081
Triadic#BDBB40, #40BDBB
Split complementary#80BD40, #40BD7D
Tetradic#BD7D40, #42BD40, #4081BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D7F2
Lighter +30%#E4B1E5
Lighter +20%#D78BD8
Lighter +10%#C965CB
Darker −10%#953397
Darker −20%#702671
Darker −30%#4A194B
Darker −40%#240C25
More saturated +25%#DA20DD
Less saturated −25%#9C609D

Channel breakdown

R187
G64
B189
Red187 (73.3%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue299.04°
Saturation (HSL)49.41%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 40 · B BD

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