Colour
#BB6CBF
- #BB6CBF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BB6CBF is a magenta with RGB values 187, 108, 191 and HSL 297°, 39%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BB6CBF#BB6CBF
HEX#BB6CBF
RGBrgb(187, 108, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4235, 0.749
RGB percentages73.3%, 42.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(297.1, 39.3%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.1, 43.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK2.1%, 43.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,283,071
CSS custom property--colour: #BB6CBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#449340
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70BF6C
Analogous#916CBF, #BF6C9A
Triadic#BFBB6C, #6CBFBB
Split complementary#9ABF6C, #6CBF91
Tetradic#BF916C, #70BF6C, #6C9ABF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G108
B191
Red187 (73.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue297.11°
Saturation (HSL)39.34%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 6C · B BF
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