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Colour

#BB7799

  • #BB7799
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BB7799 is a red with RGB values 187, 119, 153 and HSL 330°, 33%, 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

#BB7799#BB7799
HEX#BB7799
HEX (short)#B79
RGBrgb(187, 119, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4667, 0.6
RGB percentages73.3%, 46.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(330, 33.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 36.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 36.4%, 18.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,285,849
CSS custom property--colour: #BB7799;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#448866

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D859Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#C47683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.1Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7Plum · ΔE 21.3Light pink · ΔE 26.2Pink · ΔE 28.5Thistle · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77BB99
Analogous#BB77BB, #BB7777
Triadic#99BB77, #7799BB
Split complementary#77BB77, #77BBBB
Tetradic#BBBB77, #77BB99, #7777BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEDDE6
Lighter +20%#DDBBCC
Lighter +10%#CC99B3
Darker −10%#AA5580
Darker −20%#884466
Darker −30%#66334D
Darker −40%#442233
More saturated +25%#D45E99
Less saturated −25%#A29199

Channel breakdown

R187
G119
B153
Red187 (73.3%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 77 · B 99

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