Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#BB55BB

  • #BB55BB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BB55BB is a magenta with RGB values 187, 85, 187 and HSL 300°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BB55BB#BB55BB
HEX#BB55BB
HEX (short)#B5B
RGBrgb(187, 85, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3333, 0.7333
RGB percentages73.3%, 33.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(300, 42.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 54.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 54.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,277,179
CSS custom property--colour: #BB55BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#44AA44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B75BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B82B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C06180no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.3Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8Violet · ΔE 17.3Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7Purple · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55BB55
Analogous#8855BB, #BB5588
Triadic#BBBB55, #55BBBB
Split complementary#88BB55, #55BB88
Tetradic#BB8855, #55BB55, #5588BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E7F5
Lighter +30%#E7C2E7
Lighter +20%#D89ED8
Lighter +10%#CA79CA
Darker −10%#9E3F9E
Darker −20%#793179
Darker −30%#552255
Darker −40%#311331
More saturated +25%#D937D9
Less saturated −25%#9D739D

Channel breakdown

R187
G85
B187
Red187 (73.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BB · G 55 · B BB

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “bb55bb” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.