Colour
#BB79B6
- #BB79B6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BB79B6 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 121, 182 and HSL 305°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BB79B6#BB79B6
HEX#BB79B6
RGBrgb(187, 121, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4745, 0.7137
RGB percentages73.3%, 47.5%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(304.5, 32.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.5, 35.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 35.3%, 2.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,286,390
CSS custom property--colour: #BB79B6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#448649
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79BB7E
Analogous#9F79BB, #BB7995
Triadic#B6BB79, #79B6BB
Split complementary#95BB79, #79BB9F
Tetradic#BB9F79, #79BB7E, #7995BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G121
B182
Red187 (73.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue304.55°
Saturation (HSL)32.67%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 79 · B B6
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