Colour

#BB41BA

#BB41BA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB41BA is a magenta with RGB values 187, 65, 186 and HSL 300°, 48%, 49%. 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

#BB41BA#BB41BA

HEX#BB41BA

RGBrgb(187, 65, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2549, 0.7294

RGB percentages73.3%, 25.5%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(300.5, 48.4%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.5, 65.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 65.2%, 0.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,272,058

CSS custom property--colour: #BB41BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.9 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#646464

Inverted#44BE45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#316BBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#607BB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C15178no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 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

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.7 Orchid · ΔE 16.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.8 Purple · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3 Violet · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#41BB42

Analogous#7F41BB, #BB417D

Triadic#BABB41, #41BABB

Split complementary#7DBB41, #41BB7F

Tetradic#BB7F41, #41BB42, #417DBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D7F1

Lighter +30%#E4B1E4

Lighter +20%#D78BD6

Lighter +10%#CA65C9

Darker −10%#953494

Darker −20%#6F276F

Darker −30%#491A49

Darker −40%#240C23

More saturated +25%#DA22D9

Less saturated −25%#9B619B

Channel breakdown

R187

G65

B186

Red187 (73.3%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue300.49°

Saturation (HSL)48.41%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 41 · B BA

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