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Recognised as Colour

#BB4EAC

  • #BB4EAC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BB4EAC is a magenta with RGB values 187, 78, 172 and HSL 308°, 44%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BB4EAC#BB4EAC
HEX#BB4EAC
RGBrgb(187, 78, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3059, 0.6745
RGB percentages73.3%, 30.6%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(308.3, 44.5%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.3, 58.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 58.3%, 8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,275,372
CSS custom property--colour: #BB4EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#44B153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C6FAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7EA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C35676no 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 text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Violet · ΔE 20.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5Medium violet red · ΔE 21.9Purple · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EBB5D
Analogous#944EBB, #BB4E75
Triadic#ACBB4E, #4EACBB
Split complementary#75BB4E, #4EBB94
Tetradic#BB934E, #4EBB5D, #4E75BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E1F1
Lighter +30%#E5BDE0
Lighter +20%#D798CF
Lighter +10%#C973BD
Darker −10%#9B3B8E
Darker −20%#762D6C
Darker −30%#511F4A
Darker −40%#2C1128
More saturated +25%#DA2FC2
Less saturated −25%#9C6D96

Channel breakdown

R187
G78
B172
Red187 (73.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue308.26°
Saturation (HSL)44.49%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 4E · B AC

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