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Recognised as Colour

#BB7FA8

  • #BB7FA8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BB7FA8 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 127, 168 and HSL 319°, 31%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB7FA8#BB7FA8
HEX#BB7FA8
RGBrgb(187, 127, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.498, 0.6588
RGB percentages73.3%, 49.8%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(319, 30.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319, 32.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 32.1%, 10.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,287,912
CSS custom property--colour: #BB7FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28571WCAG 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 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#448057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#818CAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F95A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C2808Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.4Pale violetred · ΔE 20.4Rosy brown · ΔE 23Thistle · ΔE 25.8Light pink · ΔE 27Pink · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FBB92
Analogous#B07FBB, #BB7F8A
Triadic#A8BB7F, #7FA8BB
Split complementary#8ABB7F, #7FBBB0
Tetradic#BBB07F, #7FBB92, #7F8ABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E3EC
Lighter +20%#DEC2D5
Lighter +10%#CDA0BF
Darker −10%#A95E91
Darker −20%#8A4A76
Darker −30%#69385A
Darker −40%#48263D
More saturated +25%#D367B1
Less saturated −25%#A3989F

Channel breakdown

R187
G127
B168
Red187 (73.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue319°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 7F · B A8

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