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Recognised as Colour

#BB46D1

  • #BB46D1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB46D1 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 70, 209 and HSL 291°, 60%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB46D1#BB46D1
HEX#BB46D1
RGBrgb(187, 70, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2745, 0.8196
RGB percentages73.3%, 27.5%, 82%
HSLhsl(290.5, 60.2%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 66.5%, 82%)
CMYK10.5%, 66.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,273,361
CSS custom property--colour: #BB46D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#44B92E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1972D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#557FCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BC5E86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.2Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Orchid · ΔE 21.8Dark magenta · ΔE 22Violet · ΔE 24.3Dark violet · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CD146
Analogous#7646D1, #D146A2
Triadic#D1BB46, #46D1BB
Split complementary#A2D146, #46D176
Tetradic#D17646, #5CD146, #46A2D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E9FA
Lighter +30%#E8C1EF
Lighter +20%#D998E5
Lighter +10%#CA6FDB
Darker −10%#A12DB7
Darker −20%#7D238E
Darker −30%#591965
Darker −40%#350F3C
More saturated +25%#CF29EE
Less saturated −25%#A763B4

Channel breakdown

R187
G70
B209
Red187 (73.3%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue290.5°
Saturation (HSL)60.17%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 46 · B D1

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