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Colour

#BB43AB

  • #BB43AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BB43AB is a magenta with RGB values 187, 67, 171 and HSL 308°, 47%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BB43AB#BB43AB
HEX#BB43AB
RGBrgb(187, 67, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2627, 0.6706
RGB percentages73.3%, 26.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(308, 47.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308, 64.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 64.2%, 8.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,272,555
CSS custom property--colour: #BB43AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#44BC54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4069AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#687AA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C34D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.9Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Dark magenta · ΔE 17.9Purple · ΔE 19.7Medium violet red · ΔE 20.2Violet · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43BB53
Analogous#8F43BB, #BB436F
Triadic#ABBB43, #43ABBB
Split complementary#6FBB43, #43BB8F
Tetradic#BB8F43, #43BB53, #436FBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D9EE
Lighter +30%#E4B3DD
Lighter +20%#D68ECD
Lighter +10%#C968BC
Darker −10%#953689
Darker −20%#702866
Darker −30%#4A1B44
Darker −40%#250D22
More saturated +25%#DB23C2
Less saturated −25%#9B6394

Channel breakdown

R187
G67
B171
Red187 (73.3%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue308°
Saturation (HSL)47.24%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 43 · B AB

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