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Recognised as Colour

#BB4BAA

  • #BB4BAA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BB4BAA is a magenta with RGB values 187, 75, 170 and HSL 309°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BB4BAA#BB4BAA
HEX#BB4BAA
RGBrgb(187, 75, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2941, 0.6667
RGB percentages73.3%, 29.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(309.1, 45.2%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.1, 59.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 59.9%, 9.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,274,602
CSS custom property--colour: #BB4BAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#44B455

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#496DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7DA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C35374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Medium violet red · ΔE 20.9Violet · ΔE 21Purple · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BBB5C
Analogous#944BBB, #BB4B72
Triadic#AABB4B, #4BAABB
Split complementary#72BB4B, #4BBB94
Tetradic#BB944B, #4BBB5C, #4B72BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DFF0
Lighter +30%#E5BADE
Lighter +20%#D795CD
Lighter +10%#C970BB
Darker −10%#993A8B
Darker −20%#742C69
Darker −30%#4F1E48
Darker −40%#2A1026
More saturated +25%#DA2CC0
Less saturated −25%#9C6A94

Channel breakdown

R187
G75
B170
Red187 (73.3%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue309.11°
Saturation (HSL)45.16%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 4B · B AA

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