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Recognised as Colour

#BB607E

  • #BB607E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB607E is a red with RGB values 187, 96, 126 and HSL 340°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB607E#BB607E
HEX#BB607E
RGBrgb(187, 96, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3765, 0.4941
RGB percentages73.3%, 37.6%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(340.2, 40.1%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 48.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 48.7%, 32.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,279,934
CSS custom property--colour: #BB607E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#449F81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E727Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#85837Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C8596Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10Indian red · ΔE 22.6Light coral · ΔE 24Rosy brown · ΔE 26.3Hot pink · ΔE 29.7Plum · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60BB9D
Analogous#BB60AC, #BB6F60
Triadic#7EBB60, #607EBB
Split complementary#60BB70, #60ACBB
Tetradic#ACBB60, #60BB9D, #6F60BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EFF2
Lighter +30%#E9CBD5
Lighter +20%#DAA7B8
Lighter +10%#CA849B
Darker −10%#A34564
Darker −20%#7F364E
Darker −30%#5B2738
Darker −40%#371822
More saturated +25%#D74474
Less saturated −25%#9F7C88

Channel breakdown

R187
G96
B126
Red187 (73.3%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue340.22°
Saturation (HSL)40.09%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 60 · B 7E

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