Colour

#BB75A5

#BB75A5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB75A5 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 117, 165 and HSL 319°, 34%, 60%. 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

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HEX#BB75A5

RGBrgb(187, 117, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4588, 0.6471

RGB percentages73.3%, 45.9%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(318.9, 34%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.9, 37.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 37.4%, 11.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,285,349

CSS custom property--colour: #BB75A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#448A5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7785A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#898FA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C37686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8 Orchid · ΔE 29.4 Light pink · ΔE 30.7 Hot pink · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#75BB8B

Analogous#AE75BB, #BB7582

Triadic#A5BB75, #75A5BB

Split complementary#82BB75, #75BBAE

Tetradic#BBAE75, #75BB8B, #7582BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#EEDBE8

Lighter +20%#DDB9D2

Lighter +10%#CC97BB

Darker −10%#A9548E

Darker −20%#874372

Darker −30%#653255

Darker −40%#432138

More saturated +25%#D55BAF

Less saturated −25%#A18F9B

Channel breakdown

R187

G117

B165

Red187 (73.3%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue318.86°

Saturation (HSL)33.98%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 75 · B A5

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Colour values

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