Recognised as Colour

#BB8DBA

#BB8DBA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB8DBA is a magenta with RGB values 187, 141, 186 and HSL 301°, 25%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BB8DBA

RGBrgb(187, 141, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5529, 0.7294

RGB percentages73.3%, 55.3%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(301.3, 25.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 24.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 24.6%, 0.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,291,514

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8DBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#447245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A98BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#959EB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BE919Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.9 Thistle · ΔE 21.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.9 Light pink · ΔE 27.6 Pink · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DBB8E

Analogous#A58DBB, #BB8DA3

Triadic#BABB8D, #8DBABB

Split complementary#A3BB8D, #8DBBA5

Tetradic#BBA58D, #8DBB8E, #8DA3BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EDF4

Lighter +20%#E1CDE1

Lighter +10%#CEADCD

Darker −10%#A86DA7

Darker −20%#8E548C

Darker −30%#6E416D

Darker −40%#4E2E4D

More saturated +25%#D276D0

Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R187

G141

B186

Red187 (73.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue301.3°

Saturation (HSL)25.27%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 8D · B BA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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