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Recognised as Colour

#BB5EC2

  • #BB5EC2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BB5EC2 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 94, 194 and HSL 296°, 45%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BB5EC2#BB5EC2
HEX#BB5EC2
RGBrgb(187, 94, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3686, 0.7608
RGB percentages73.3%, 36.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(295.8, 45%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.8, 51.5%, 76.1%)
CMYK3.6%, 51.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,279,490
CSS custom property--colour: #BB5EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#44A13D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#517BC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E86BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BF6A87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.2Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3Violet · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5Purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65C25E
Analogous#895EC2, #C25E97
Triadic#C2BB5E, #5EC2BB
Split complementary#97C25E, #5EC289
Tetradic#C2895E, #65C25E, #5E97C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F2FA
Lighter +30%#EACDEC
Lighter +20%#DAA8DE
Lighter +10%#CB83D0
Darker −10%#A441AC
Darker −20%#813387
Darker −30%#5E2562
Darker −40%#3A173D
More saturated +25%#D342DE
Less saturated −25%#A37AA6

Channel breakdown

R187
G94
B194
Red187 (73.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue295.8°
Saturation (HSL)45.05%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 5E · B C2

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