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Recognised as Colour

#BBAAB5

  • #BBAAB5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BBAAB5 is a magenta with RGB values 187, 170, 181 and HSL 321°, 11%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BBAAB5#BBAAB5
HEX#BBAAB5
RGBrgb(187, 170, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6667, 0.7098
RGB percentages73.3%, 66.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(321.2, 11.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.2, 9.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 3.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,933
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAAB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#44554A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAADB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB0B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BDAAAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9Silver · ΔE 10.9Thistle · ΔE 11.7Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5Light grey · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AABBB0
Analogous#B8AABB, #BBAAAD
Triadic#B5BBAA, #AAB5BB
Split complementary#ADBBAA, #AABBB8
Tetradic#BBB8AA, #AABBB0, #AAADBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E3E6
Lighter +10%#D2C6CE
Darker −10%#A48E9C
Darker −20%#8E7184
Darker −30%#715B69
Darker −40%#55444F
More saturated +25%#CE97BB
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R187
G170
B181
Red187 (73.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue321.18°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AA · B B5

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