Recognised as Colour

#BB558C

#BB558C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB558C is a magenta with RGB values 187, 85, 140 and HSL 328°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB558C#BB558C

HEX#BB558C

RGBrgb(187, 85, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3333, 0.549

RGB percentages73.3%, 33.3%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(327.6, 42.9%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.6, 54.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 54.5%, 25.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,277,132

CSS custom property--colour: #BB558C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#44AA73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#606D8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7F89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C7526Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 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 text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15 Hot pink · ΔE 22.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.8 Orchid · ΔE 27.8 Plum · ΔE 29.4 Indian red · ΔE 33

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#55BB84

Analogous#B755BB, #BB5559

Triadic#8CBB55, #558CBB

Split complementary#59BB55, #55BBB7

Tetradic#BBB755, #55BB84, #5559BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E7EF

Lighter +30%#E7C2D6

Lighter +20%#D89EBD

Lighter +10%#CA79A5

Darker −10%#9E3F72

Darker −20%#793158

Darker −30%#55223E

Darker −40%#311323

More saturated +25%#D9378E

Less saturated −25%#9D738A

Channel breakdown

R187

G85

B140

Red187 (73.3%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue327.65°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 55 · B 8C

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BB558C (chemical formula)

Formula
6,054.801 g/mol
560 atoms

BB558C has a molar mass of 6,054.801 g/mol, made up of 560 atoms across 2 elements: 559 × B, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,054.801 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule560

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0054234 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.9460589 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B99.8%

C0.2%

Boron (B × 559)6,042.79 g/mol, 99.802%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.198%

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