Recognised as Colour
#BB9EB4
- #BB9EB4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BB9EB4 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 158, 180 and HSL 314°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BB9EB4#BB9EB4
HEX#BB9EB4
RGBrgb(187, 158, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6196, 0.7059
RGB percentages73.3%, 62%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(314.5, 17.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.5, 15.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 3.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,295,860
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9EB4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#44614B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EBBA5
Analogous#B39EBB, #BB9EA6
Triadic#B4BB9E, #9EB4BB
Split complementary#A6BB9E, #9EBBB3
Tetradic#BBB39E, #9EBBA5, #9EA6BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G158
B180
Red187 (73.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue314.48°
Saturation (HSL)17.58%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 9E · B B4
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