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Recognised as Colour

#BB74A7

  • #BB74A7
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BB74A7 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 116, 167 and HSL 317°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB74A7#BB74A7
HEX#BB74A7
RGBrgb(187, 116, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4549, 0.6549
RGB percentages73.3%, 45.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(316.9, 34.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.9, 38%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 38%, 10.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,285,095
CSS custom property--colour: #BB74A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#448B58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7684A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#888FA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C27687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 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 text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17Pale violetred · ΔE 19.1Orchid · ΔE 27.8Rosy brown · ΔE 29.4Hot pink · ΔE 30.2Light pink · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74BB88
Analogous#AB74BB, #BB7484
Triadic#A7BB74, #74A7BB
Split complementary#84BB74, #74BBAB
Tetradic#BBAB74, #74BB88, #7484BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFE
Lighter +30%#EDDBE8
Lighter +20%#DDB8D2
Lighter +10%#CC96BD
Darker −10%#A95391
Darker −20%#874274
Darker −30%#653156
Darker −40%#422139
More saturated +25%#D55AB2
Less saturated −25%#A18E9C

Channel breakdown

R187
G116
B167
Red187 (73.3%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue316.9°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 74 · B A7

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