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Recognised as Colour

#BB4FD0

  • #BB4FD0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB4FD0 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 79, 208 and HSL 290°, 58%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB4FD0#BB4FD0
HEX#BB4FD0
RGBrgb(187, 79, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3098, 0.8157
RGB percentages73.3%, 31%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(290.2, 57.8%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 62%, 81.6%)
CMYK10.1%, 62%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,275,664
CSS custom property--colour: #BB4FD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#44B02F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F76D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C82CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Tritanopia#BC6488no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 2.6Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2Orchid · ΔE 17.5Violet · ΔE 20.7Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 2.58, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64D04F
Analogous#7A4FD0, #D04FA5
Triadic#D0BB4F, #4FD0BB
Split complementary#A4D04F, #4FD07B
Tetradic#D07B4F, #64D04F, #4FA5D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F0FB
Lighter +30%#EAC8F0
Lighter +20%#DAA0E5
Lighter +10%#CB77DB
Darker −10%#A432BA
Darker −20%#812792
Darker −30%#5D1C6A
Darker −40%#3A1142
More saturated +25%#CE33EC
Less saturated −25%#A86BB4

Channel breakdown

R187
G79
B208
Red187 (73.3%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue290.23°
Saturation (HSL)57.85%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 4F · B D0

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