Recognised as Colour
#BB74AF
- #BB74AF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BB74AF is a magenta with RGB values 187, 116, 175 and HSL 310°, 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
#BB74AF#BB74AF
HEX#BB74AF
RGBrgb(187, 116, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4549, 0.6863
RGB percentages73.3%, 45.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(310.1, 34.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.1, 38%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 38%, 6.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,285,103
CSS custom property--colour: #BB74AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#448B50
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74BB80
Analogous#A374BB, #BB748C
Triadic#AFBB74, #74AFBB
Split complementary#8CBB74, #74BBA3
Tetradic#BBA374, #74BB80, #748CBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G116
B175
Red187 (73.3%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue310.14°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 74 · B AF
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