Recognised as Colour

#BB7AAF

#BB7AAF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB7AAF is a magenta with RGB values 187, 122, 175 and HSL 311°, 32%, 61%. 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

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HEX#BB7AAF

RGBrgb(187, 122, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4784, 0.6863

RGB percentages73.3%, 47.8%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(311.1, 32.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.1, 34.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 34.8%, 6.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,286,639

CSS custom property--colour: #BB7AAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.6 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#8C8C8C

Inverted#448550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#798AB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A93ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C17D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original

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

Plum · ΔE 14.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7 Orchid · ΔE 27.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.7 Thistle · ΔE 30.1 Violet · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7ABB86

Analogous#A77ABB, #BB7A8E

Triadic#AFBB7A, #7AAFBB

Split complementary#8EBB7A, #7ABBA7

Tetradic#BBA77A, #7ABB86, #7A8EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFDFEC

Lighter +20%#DEBDD8

Lighter +10%#CC9CC3

Darker −10%#AA589B

Darker −20%#89467D

Darker −30%#67355E

Darker −40%#45243F

More saturated +25%#D461BF

Less saturated −25%#A2939F

Channel breakdown

R187

G122

B175

Red187 (73.3%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue311.08°

Saturation (HSL)32.34%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 7A · B AF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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