Colour

#BB51AC

#BB51AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BB51AC is a magenta with RGB values 187, 81, 172 and HSL 308°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BB51AC#BB51AC

HEX#BB51AC

RGBrgb(187, 81, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3176, 0.6745

RGB percentages73.3%, 31.8%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(308.5, 43.8%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.5, 56.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 56.7%, 8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,276,140

CSS custom property--colour: #BB51AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#44AE53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F70AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F80A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C35877no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4 Violet · ΔE 20.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.7 Purple · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#51BB60

Analogous#9551BB, #BB5177

Triadic#ACBB51, #51ACBB

Split complementary#77BB51, #51BB95

Tetradic#BB9551, #51BB60, #5177BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4E4F2

Lighter +30%#E6BFE0

Lighter +20%#D89ACF

Lighter +10%#C976BD

Darker −10%#9C3D8F

Darker −20%#772F6D

Darker −30%#53204C

Darker −40%#2E122A

More saturated +25%#D933C2

Less saturated −25%#9D6F96

Channel breakdown

R187

G81

B172

Red187 (73.3%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue308.49°

Saturation (HSL)43.8%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 51 · B AC

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Colour values

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