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Recognised as Colour

#C000BB

  • #C000BB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C000BB is a magenta with RGB values 192, 0, 187 and HSL 302°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C000BB#C000BB
HEX#C000BB
RGBrgb(192, 0, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0, 0.7333
RGB percentages75.3%, 0%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(301.6, 100%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 100%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 2.6%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,583,099
CSS custom property--colour: #C000BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#3FFF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5073B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C7326Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Dark magenta · ΔE 22Dark violet · ΔE 24.5Purple · ΔE 27.1Fuchsia · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00C005
Analogous#6500C0, #C0005B
Triadic#BBC000, #00BBC0
Split complementary#5BC000, #00C065
Tetradic#C06500, #00C005, #005BC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF8DFC
Lighter +30%#FF5AFB
Lighter +20%#FF27F9
Lighter +10%#F300ED
Darker −10%#8D0089
Darker −20%#5A0058
Darker −30%#270026
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C000BB
Less saturated −25%#A818A4

Channel breakdown

R192
G0
B187
Red192 (75.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue301.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G 00 · B BB

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