Colour

#BB8DA9

#BB8DA9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB8DA9 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 141, 169 and HSL 323°, 25%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BB8DA9

RGBrgb(187, 141, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5529, 0.6627

RGB percentages73.3%, 55.3%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(323.5, 25.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(323.5, 24.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 24.6%, 9.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,291,497

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8DA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#447256

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F96AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A9DA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#C18D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.4 Thistle · ΔE 18.6 Plum · ΔE 20.1 Light pink · ΔE 22.4 Pink · ΔE 22.9 Dark grey · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DBB9F

Analogous#B68DBB, #BB8D92

Triadic#A9BB8D, #8DA9BB

Split complementary#92BB8D, #8DBBB6

Tetradic#BBB68D, #8DBB9F, #8D92BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EDF1

Lighter +20%#E1CDD9

Lighter +10%#CEADC1

Darker −10%#A86D91

Darker −20%#8E5477

Darker −30%#6E415C

Darker −40%#4E2E41

More saturated +25%#D276AE

Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R187

G141

B169

Red187 (73.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue323.48°

Saturation (HSL)25.27%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 8D · B A9

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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