Colour

#BB538A

#BB538A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB538A is a magenta with RGB values 187, 83, 138 and HSL 328°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#BB538A

RGBrgb(187, 83, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3255, 0.5412

RGB percentages73.3%, 32.5%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(328.3, 43.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.3, 55.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 55.6%, 26.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,276,618

CSS custom property--colour: #BB538A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#44AC75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F6C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7E87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C74F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15 Hot pink · ΔE 22.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.1 Orchid · ΔE 28.3 Plum · ΔE 30.3 Indian red · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53BB84

Analogous#B853BB, #BB5356

Triadic#8ABB53, #538ABB

Split complementary#56BB53, #53BBB8

Tetradic#BBB853, #53BB84, #5356BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E5ED

Lighter +30%#E6C1D5

Lighter +20%#D89CBC

Lighter +10%#C978A3

Darker −10%#9D3E70

Darker −20%#783056

Darker −30%#54213C

Darker −40%#2F1322

More saturated +25%#D9358C

Less saturated −25%#9D7188

Channel breakdown

R187

G83

B138

Red187 (73.3%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue328.27°

Saturation (HSL)43.33%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 53 · B 8A

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