Recognised as Colour
#BB79BD
- #BB79BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BB79BD is a magenta with RGB values 187, 121, 189 and HSL 298°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BB79BD#BB79BD
HEX#BB79BD
RGBrgb(187, 121, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4745, 0.7412
RGB percentages73.3%, 47.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(298.2, 34%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.2, 36%, 74.1%)
CMYK1.1%, 36%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,286,397
CSS custom property--colour: #BB79BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#448642
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7BBD79
Analogous#9979BD, #BD799D
Triadic#BDBB79, #79BDBB
Split complementary#9DBD79, #79BD99
Tetradic#BD9979, #7BBD79, #799DBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G121
B189
Red187 (73.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue298.24°
Saturation (HSL)34%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 79 · B BD
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