Recognised as Colour
#BB5AA3
- #BB5AA3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BB5AA3 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 90, 163 and HSL 315°, 42%, 54%. 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
#BB5AA3#BB5AA3
HEX#BB5AA3
RGBrgb(187, 90, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3529, 0.6392
RGB percentages73.3%, 35.3%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(314.8, 41.6%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.8, 51.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 51.9%, 12.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,278,435
CSS custom property--colour: #BB5AA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#44A55C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5ABB72
Analogous#A35ABB, #BB5A72
Triadic#A3BB5A, #5AA3BB
Split complementary#72BB5A, #5ABBA3
Tetradic#BBA35A, #5ABB72, #5A72BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G90
B163
Red187 (73.3%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue314.85°
Saturation (HSL)41.63%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 5A · B A3
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