#bb00a5

Color #bb00a5

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 16.21 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb00a5

RGB

rgb(187, 0, 165)

HSL

hsl(307.1, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.1, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 11.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(43.19, 74.72, -37.16)

LCH

lch(43.19, 83.45, 333.56)

OKLCH

oklch(54.3%, 0.2414, 335.01)

HWB

hwb(307.1, 0%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00bb16

Analogous

#7400bb

#bb00a5

#bb0047

Triadic

#bb00a5

#a5bb00

#00a5bb

Split-complementary

#bb00a5

#47bb00

#00bb74

Tetradic

#bb00a5

#bb1600

#00bb16

#00a5bb

Square

#bb00a5

#bb7400

#00bb16

#0047bb

Shades

Color #bb00a5 mixed toward black.

#9c008a

#7d006e

#5e0053

#3e0037

#1f001c

Tints

Color #bb00a5 mixed toward white.

#f100d4

#ff28e6

#ff5eec

#ff93f2

#ffc9f9

Tones

Color #bb00a5 mixed toward gray.

#ac1099

#9c1f8d

#8c2f81

#7d3e75

#6d4e69

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.66:1

White text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919091 · ΔE 33.1

Deuteranopia

#979f8c · ΔE 50.8

Tritanopia

#b77f7b · ΔE 30.5

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 29.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb00a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb00a5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bb00a5 (#bb00a5) is rgb(187, 0, 165) in RGB.

No, #bb00a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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