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Recognised as Colour

#BB6EC8

  • #BB6EC8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BB6EC8 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 110, 200 and HSL 291°, 45%, 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

#BB6EC8#BB6EC8
HEX#BB6EC8
RGBrgb(187, 110, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4314, 0.7843
RGB percentages73.3%, 43.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(291.3, 45%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 45%, 78.4%)
CMYK6.5%, 45%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,283,592
CSS custom property--colour: #BB6EC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#449137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6286CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#778EC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BD7992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.6Violet · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Plum · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BC86E
Analogous#8E6EC8, #C86EA8
Triadic#C8BB6E, #6EC8BB
Split complementary#A8C86E, #6EC88E
Tetradic#C88E6E, #7BC86E, #6EA8C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFDDF2
Lighter +20%#DEB8E4
Lighter +10%#CC93D6
Darker −10%#AA49BA
Darker −20%#893997
Darker −30%#682B72
Darker −40%#461D4D
More saturated +25%#CD55E1
Less saturated −25%#A987AF

Channel breakdown

R187
G110
B200
Red187 (73.3%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue291.33°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 6E · B C8

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