Colour

#BB85BA

#BB85BA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB85BA is a magenta with RGB values 187, 133, 186 and HSL 301°, 28%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB85BA#BB85BA

HEX#BB85BA

RGBrgb(187, 133, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5216, 0.7294

RGB percentages73.3%, 52.2%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(301.1, 28.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.1, 28.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 28.9%, 0.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,289,466

CSS custom property--colour: #BB85BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#447A45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8293BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E99B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BF8998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6 Thistle · ΔE 26.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 29 Orchid · ΔE 29.7 Light pink · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85BB86

Analogous#A185BB, #BB859F

Triadic#BABB85, #85BABB

Split complementary#9FBB85, #85BBA1

Tetradic#BBA185, #85BB86, #859FBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E7F2

Lighter +20%#E0C6DF

Lighter +10%#CDA6CD

Darker −10%#A964A7

Darker −20%#8C4E8B

Darker −30%#6B3C6A

Darker −40%#4A2A4A

More saturated +25%#D36DD1

Less saturated −25%#A39DA3

Channel breakdown

R187

G133

B186

Red187 (73.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue301.11°

Saturation (HSL)28.42%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 85 · B BA

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