Recognised as Colour

#BB7EBD

#BB7EBD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB7EBD is a magenta with RGB values 187, 126, 189 and HSL 298°, 32%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BB7EBD

RGBrgb(187, 126, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4941, 0.7412

RGB percentages73.3%, 49.4%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(298.1, 32.3%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.1, 33.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK1.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,287,677

CSS custom property--colour: #BB7EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#448142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#798EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8896BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BE8495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.6 Orchid · ΔE 24 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.6 Medium purple · ΔE 27.4 Violet · ΔE 27.5 Thistle · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80BD7E

Analogous#9B7EBD, #BD7EA0

Triadic#BDBB7E, #7EBDBB

Split complementary#A0BD7E, #7EBD9B

Tetradic#BD9B7E, #80BD7E, #7EA0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E3F1

Lighter +20%#DFC1E0

Lighter +10%#CDA0CE

Darker −10%#A95CAC

Darker −20%#8B488D

Darker −30%#6A376B

Darker −40%#482649

More saturated +25%#D266D5

Less saturated −25%#A496A5

Channel breakdown

R187

G126

B189

Red187 (73.3%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue298.1°

Saturation (HSL)32.31%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 7E · B BD

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Colour values

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