Recognised as Colour

#BB83A2

#BB83A2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB83A2 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 131, 162 and HSL 327°, 29%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BB83A2

RGBrgb(187, 131, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5137, 0.6353

RGB percentages73.3%, 51.4%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(326.8, 29.2%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.8, 29.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 29.9%, 13.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,288,930

CSS custom property--colour: #BB83A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#447C5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878EA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9497A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C2838Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17.3 Plum · ΔE 19.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.9 Thistle · ΔE 23.1 Light pink · ΔE 23.8 Pink · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83BB9C

Analogous#B883BB, #BB8386

Triadic#A2BB83, #83A2BB

Split complementary#86BB83, #83BBB8

Tetradic#BBB883, #83BB9C, #8386BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E6EC

Lighter +20%#DFC5D3

Lighter +10%#CDA4BB

Darker −10%#A96289

Darker −20%#8C4D6F

Darker −30%#6B3A55

Darker −40%#4A283B

More saturated +25%#D36BA5

Less saturated −25%#A39B9F

Channel breakdown

R187

G131

B162

Red187 (73.3%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue326.79°

Saturation (HSL)29.17%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 83 · B A2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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