Recognised as Colour
#BB5EA7
- #BB5EA7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BB5EA7 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 94, 167 and HSL 313°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BB5EA7#BB5EA7
HEX#BB5EA7
RGBrgb(187, 94, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3686, 0.6549
RGB percentages73.3%, 36.9%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(312.9, 40.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.9, 49.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 49.7%, 10.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,279,463
CSS custom property--colour: #BB5EA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#44A158
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5EBB72
Analogous#A15EBB, #BB5E79
Triadic#A7BB5E, #5EA7BB
Split complementary#79BB5E, #5EBBA0
Tetradic#BBA05E, #5EBB72, #5E79BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G94
B167
Red187 (73.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue312.9°
Saturation (HSL)40.61%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 5E · B A7
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