Colour

#BB55AB

#BB55AB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BB55AB is a magenta with RGB values 187, 85, 171 and HSL 309°, 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

#BB55AB#BB55AB

HEX#BB55AB

RGBrgb(187, 85, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3333, 0.6706

RGB percentages73.3%, 33.3%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(309.4, 42.9%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 54.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 54.5%, 8.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,277,163

CSS custom property--colour: #BB55AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#44AA54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5472AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7281A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C35B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.5 Violet · ΔE 20.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.5 Hot pink · ΔE 24.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55BB65

Analogous#9855BB, #BB5578

Triadic#ABBB55, #55ABBB

Split complementary#78BB55, #55BB98

Tetradic#BB9855, #55BB65, #5578BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E7F3

Lighter +30%#E7C2E1

Lighter +20%#D89ECF

Lighter +10%#CA79BD

Darker −10%#9E3F8F

Darker −20%#79316E

Darker −30%#55224D

Darker −40%#31132C

More saturated +25%#D937BF

Less saturated −25%#9D7397

Channel breakdown

R187

G85

B171

Red187 (73.3%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue309.41°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 55 · B AB

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