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Recognised as Colour

#BB648A

  • #BB648A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB648A is a red with RGB values 187, 100, 138 and HSL 334°, 39%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB648A#BB648A
HEX#BB648A
RGBrgb(187, 100, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3922, 0.5412
RGB percentages73.3%, 39.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(333.8, 39%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.8, 46.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 46.5%, 26.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,280,970
CSS custom property--colour: #BB648A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#449B75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F768Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#858688no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C76072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.9Plum · ΔE 26.9Rosy brown · ΔE 27.3Indian red · ΔE 27.9Light coral · ΔE 28Hot pink · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64BB95
Analogous#BB64B6, #BB6A64
Triadic#8ABB64, #648ABB
Split complementary#64BB6A, #64B6BB
Tetradic#B5BB64, #64BB95, #6964BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F2F5
Lighter +30%#EACEDA
Lighter +20%#DAABC0
Lighter +10%#CB87A5
Darker −10%#A44870
Darker −20%#813858
Darker −30%#5D2940
Darker −40%#3A1927
More saturated +25%#D74886
Less saturated −25%#9F808E

Channel breakdown

R187
G100
B138
Red187 (73.3%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue333.79°
Saturation (HSL)39.01%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 64 · B 8A

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