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Recognised as Colour

#BB629E

  • #BB629E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB629E is a magenta with RGB values 187, 98, 158 and HSL 320°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB629E#BB629E
HEX#BB629E
RGBrgb(187, 98, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3843, 0.6196
RGB percentages73.3%, 38.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(319.6, 39.6%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.6, 47.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 47.6%, 15.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,280,478
CSS custom property--colour: #BB629E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#449D61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6678A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E869Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C46379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.4Plum · ΔE 23.1Orchid · ΔE 23.2Hot pink · ΔE 24.5Violet · ΔE 28.8Medium violet red · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62BB7F
Analogous#AC62BB, #BB6272
Triadic#9EBB62, #629EBB
Split complementary#72BB62, #62BBAC
Tetradic#BBAC62, #62BB7F, #6271BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F0F6
Lighter +30%#E9CDE0
Lighter +20%#DAA9CA
Lighter +10%#CA86B4
Darker −10%#A34785
Darker −20%#803768
Darker −30%#5C284B
Darker −40%#39182E
More saturated +25%#D746A8
Less saturated −25%#9F7E94

Channel breakdown

R187
G98
B158
Red187 (73.3%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue319.55°
Saturation (HSL)39.56%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 62 · B 9E

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