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Recognised as Colour

#BB419E

  • #BB419E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BB419E is a magenta with RGB values 187, 65, 158 and HSL 314°, 48%, 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 Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BB419E#BB419E
HEX#BB419E
RGBrgb(187, 65, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2549, 0.6196
RGB percentages73.3%, 25.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(314.3, 48.4%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 65.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 65.2%, 15.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,272,030
CSS custom property--colour: #BB419E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#44BE61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4666A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C799Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C5466Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.2Orchid · ΔE 17.7Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7Purple · ΔE 21.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Hot pink · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41BB5E
Analogous#9B41BB, #BB4161
Triadic#9EBB41, #419EBB
Split complementary#61BB41, #41BB9B
Tetradic#BB9B41, #41BB5E, #4161BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D7EB
Lighter +30%#E4B1D8
Lighter +20%#D78BC5
Lighter +10%#CA65B2
Darker −10%#95347E
Darker −20%#6F275E
Darker −30%#491A3E
Darker −40%#240C1E
More saturated +25%#DA22AF
Less saturated −25%#9B618D

Channel breakdown

R187
G65
B158
Red187 (73.3%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue314.26°
Saturation (HSL)48.41%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 41 · B 9E

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