Colour

#BB7698

#BB7698
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB7698 is a red with RGB values 187, 118, 152 and HSL 330°, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#BB7698

RGBrgb(187, 118, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4627, 0.5961

RGB percentages73.3%, 46.3%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(330.4, 33.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.4, 36.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 36.9%, 18.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,285,592

CSS custom property--colour: #BB7698;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#448967

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C8499no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8F96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C47482no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.9 Plum · ΔE 21.6 Light pink · ΔE 26.4 Pink · ΔE 28.8 Thistle · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#76BB99

Analogous#BB76BB, #BB7676

Triadic#98BB76, #7698BB

Split complementary#76BB76, #76BBBB

Tetradic#BBBB76, #76BB99, #7676BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#EEDCE5

Lighter +20%#DDBACB

Lighter +10%#CC98B2

Darker −10%#AA547E

Darker −20%#884365

Darker −30%#66324C

Darker −40%#432232

More saturated +25%#D55C98

Less saturated −25%#A19098

Channel breakdown

R187

G118

B152

Red187 (73.3%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue330.43°

Saturation (HSL)33.66%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 76 · B 98

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