Recognised as Colour

#BB9DBA

#BB9DBA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BB9DBA is a magenta with RGB values 187, 157, 186 and HSL 302°, 18%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BB9DBA#BB9DBA

HEX#BB9DBA

RGBrgb(187, 157, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6157, 0.7294

RGB percentages73.3%, 61.6%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(302, 18.1%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302, 16%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 16%, 0.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,295,610

CSS custom property--colour: #BB9DBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#446245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BA4BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2A8B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BD9FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 18 Dark grey · ΔE 19.5 Plum · ΔE 20.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7 Silver · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DBB9E

Analogous#AD9DBB, #BB9DAB

Triadic#BABB9D, #9DBABB

Split complementary#ABBB9D, #9DBBAD

Tetradic#BBAD9D, #9DBB9E, #9DABBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF7FA

Lighter +20%#E5D9E4

Lighter +10%#D0BBCF

Darker −10%#A67FA5

Darker −20%#8F638D

Darker −30%#714E70

Darker −40%#533952

More saturated +25%#D088CD

Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R187

G157

B186

Red187 (73.3%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue302°

Saturation (HSL)18.07%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 9D · B BA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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