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Recognised as Colour

#BB759D

  • #BB759D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB759D is a magenta with RGB values 187, 117, 157 and HSL 326°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BB759D#BB759D
HEX#BB759D
RGBrgb(187, 117, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4588, 0.6157
RGB percentages73.3%, 45.9%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(325.7, 34%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.7, 37.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 37.4%, 16%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,285,341
CSS custom property--colour: #BB759D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#448A62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A849Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8F9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C47583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.3Plum · ΔE 19.7Rosy brown · ΔE 23.9Light pink · ΔE 28.2Thistle · ΔE 30Pink · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75BB93
Analogous#B675BB, #BB757A
Triadic#9DBB75, #759DBB
Split complementary#7ABB75, #75BBB6
Tetradic#BBB675, #75BB93, #757ABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#EEDBE6
Lighter +20%#DDB9CE
Lighter +10%#CC97B5
Darker −10%#A95485
Darker −20%#87436A
Darker −30%#65324F
Darker −40%#432134
More saturated +25%#D55BA1
Less saturated −25%#A18F99

Channel breakdown

R187
G117
B157
Red187 (73.3%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue325.71°
Saturation (HSL)33.98%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 75 · B 9D

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