Colour

#BB77AF

#BB77AF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB77AF is a magenta with RGB values 187, 119, 175 and HSL 311°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BB77AF

RGBrgb(187, 119, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4667, 0.6863

RGB percentages73.3%, 46.7%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(310.6, 33.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.6, 36.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 36.4%, 6.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,285,871

CSS custom property--colour: #BB77AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#448850

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7688B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8791ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C17A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8 Orchid · ΔE 25.8 Violet · ΔE 29.9 Hot pink · ΔE 30.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77BB83

Analogous#A577BB, #BB778D

Triadic#AFBB77, #77AFBB

Split complementary#8DBB77, #77BBA5

Tetradic#BBA577, #77BB83, #778DBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEDDEB

Lighter +20%#DDBBD7

Lighter +10%#CC99C3

Darker −10%#AA559B

Darker −20%#88447C

Darker −30%#66335D

Darker −40%#44223E

More saturated +25%#D45EC0

Less saturated −25%#A2919F

Channel breakdown

R187

G119

B175

Red187 (73.3%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue310.59°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 77 · B AF

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