Colour

#BB40C0

#BB40C0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB40C0 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 64, 192 and HSL 298°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BB40C0

RGBrgb(187, 64, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.251, 0.7529

RGB percentages73.3%, 25.1%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(297.7, 50.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.7, 66.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK2.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,271,808

CSS custom property--colour: #BB40C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#44BF3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#286CC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C7BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C0537Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2 Orchid · ΔE 18.4 Purple · ΔE 21.6 Violet · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#45C040

Analogous#7B40C0, #C04085

Triadic#C0BB40, #40C0BB

Split complementary#85C040, #40C07B

Tetradic#C07B40, #45C040, #4085C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2D9F3

Lighter +30%#E4B3E6

Lighter +20%#D68DD9

Lighter +10%#C966CD

Darker −10%#96339A

Darker −20%#712674

Darker −30%#4B1A4D

Darker −40%#260D27

More saturated +25%#D820E0

Less saturated −25%#9E60A0

Channel breakdown

R187

G64

B192

Red187 (73.3%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue297.66°

Saturation (HSL)50.39%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 40 · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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