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Recognised as Colour

#BB6DCA

  • #BB6DCA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BB6DCA is a magenta with RGB values 187, 109, 202 and HSL 290°, 47%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BB6DCA#BB6DCA
HEX#BB6DCA
RGBrgb(187, 109, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4275, 0.7922
RGB percentages73.3%, 42.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(290.3, 46.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 46%, 79.2%)
CMYK7.4%, 46%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,283,338
CSS custom property--colour: #BB6DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#449235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F85CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#758EC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#BD7992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.9Violet · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Plum · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CCA6D
Analogous#8C6DCA, #CA6DAB
Triadic#CABB6D, #6DCABB
Split complementary#ABCA6D, #6DCA8C
Tetradic#CA8C6D, #7CCA6D, #6DABCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFDDF3
Lighter +20%#DEB8E5
Lighter +10%#CC92D8
Darker −10%#AA48BC
Darker −20%#8A3899
Darker −30%#682A74
Darker −40%#461C4F
More saturated +25%#CC54E3
Less saturated −25%#AA86B1

Channel breakdown

R187
G109
B202
Red187 (73.3%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue290.32°
Saturation (HSL)46.73%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 6D · B CA

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