Recognised as Colour
#BB6DBD
- #BB6DBD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BB6DBD is a magenta with RGB values 187, 109, 189 and HSL 299°, 38%, 58%. 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
#BB6DBD#BB6DBD
HEX#BB6DBD
RGBrgb(187, 109, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4275, 0.7412
RGB percentages73.3%, 42.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(298.5, 37.7%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.5, 42.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK1.1%, 42.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,283,325
CSS custom property--colour: #BB6DBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#449242
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6FBD6D
Analogous#936DBD, #BD6D97
Triadic#BDBB6D, #6DBDBB
Split complementary#97BD6D, #6DBD93
Tetradic#BD936D, #6FBD6D, #6D97BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G109
B189
Red187 (73.3%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue298.5°
Saturation (HSL)37.74%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 6D · B BD
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