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Recognised as Colour

#BB4A84

  • #BB4A84
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB4A84 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 74, 132 and HSL 329°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB4A84#BB4A84
HEX#BB4A84
RGBrgb(187, 74, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2902, 0.5176
RGB percentages73.3%, 29%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(329.2, 45.4%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.2, 60.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 60.4%, 29.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,274,308
CSS custom property--colour: #BB4A84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#44B57B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#596686no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#787A81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C84561no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.6Medium violet red · ΔE 20.8Hot pink · ΔE 21.4Orchid · ΔE 29.2Indian red · ΔE 32.4Plum · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4ABB81
Analogous#BA4ABB, #BB4A4B
Triadic#84BB4A, #4A84BB
Split complementary#4CBB4A, #4ABBBA
Tetradic#BBB94A, #4ABB81, #4A4BBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DEE9
Lighter +30%#E5B9D0
Lighter +20%#D794B6
Lighter +10%#C96F9D
Darker −10%#99396A
Darker −20%#742B50
Darker −30%#4F1D37
Darker −40%#29101D
More saturated +25%#DA2B85
Less saturated −25%#9C6983

Channel breakdown

R187
G74
B132
Red187 (73.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue329.2°
Saturation (HSL)45.38%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 4A · B 84

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