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Recognised as Colour

#BB54AD

  • #BB54AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BB54AD is a magenta with RGB values 187, 84, 173 and HSL 308°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BB54AD#BB54AD
HEX#BB54AD
RGBrgb(187, 84, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3294, 0.6784
RGB percentages73.3%, 32.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(308.2, 43.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.2, 55.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 7.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,276,909
CSS custom property--colour: #BB54AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#44AB52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5272B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#7081AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C25B79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20Violet · ΔE 20.1Medium violet red · ΔE 23.5Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8Purple · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54BB62
Analogous#9554BB, #BB547A
Triadic#ADBB54, #54ADBB
Split complementary#7ABB54, #54BB95
Tetradic#BB9554, #54BB62, #547ABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E6F3
Lighter +30%#E7C1E1
Lighter +20%#D89DD0
Lighter +10%#CA78BE
Darker −10%#9D3F91
Darker −20%#79306F
Darker −30%#54224E
Darker −40%#30132C
More saturated +25%#D936C3
Less saturated −25%#9D7297

Channel breakdown

R187
G84
B173
Red187 (73.3%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue308.16°
Saturation (HSL)43.1%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 54 · B AD

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