#bb0659 Color Information

#bb0659 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bb0659. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 2.4% Green, and 34.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 96.8% Magenta, 52.4% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 332.5°, with saturation of 93.8% and lightness of 37.8%. The decimal value for #bb0659 is 12256857, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc0066. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bb0659 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#bb0659 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 6, 89 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 2.4%, 34.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.976, 0.651 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.968, 0.524, 0.267 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color332.5°, 93.8%, 37.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color332.5°, 96.8%, 73.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color22.362, 11.416, 10.476 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color187, 6, 89 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12256857 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color40.273, 66.113, 5.377 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)40.273, 66.331, 4.650 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color40.273, 104.522, -6.154 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color33.788, 59.007, 5.268 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.505, 0.258, 11.416 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290446937 / 0xffbb0659 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc0066 Copy
Last Updated: December 22, 2024

Shades of #bb0659

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bb0659, its pure hue is 332.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 93.8%, and its lightness is 37.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bb0659, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17010b to #a4054e.

Tints of #bb0659

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bb0659, its pure hue is 332.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 93.8%, and its lightness is 37.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bb0659, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4256e to #f7e0ea.

Tones of #bb0659

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bb0659, its pure hue is 332.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 93.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bb0659, which range from #616161 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c10059 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bb0659

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bb0659! For #bb0659, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bb0659. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bb0659

This color, #bb0659, consists of 73.3% Red, 2.4% Green, and 34.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 6, Blue = 89. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bb0659 is 0% Cyan, 96.8% Magenta, 52.4% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C0.0%
G2.4%
M96.8%
B34.9%
Y52.4%
K26.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 6 89
Octal 273 6 131
Hexa #bb #06 #59
Binary 10111011 00000110 01011001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 96 52 26
Octal 0 140 64 32
Hexa #00 #60 #34 #1a
Binary 00000000 01100000 00110100 00011010

Analogous Colors of #bb0659

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bb0659 — which has hue 332.5° — its analogous colors are located at 2.5° and 332.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb0659.

Triadic Colors of #bb0659

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bb0659 — which has hue 332.5° — its triadic colors are located at 92.5° and 332.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb0659.

Complementary Color of #bb0659

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bb0659 — which has hue 332.5° — its complementary color is located at 152.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb0659.

Split Complementary Colors of #bb0659

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bb0659 — which has hue 332.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 122.5° and 332.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb0659.

Tetradic Colors of #bb0659

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bb0659 — which has hue 332.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 242.5°, 332.5°, 62.5°, and 152.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb0659.

Monochromatic Colors of #bb0659

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bb0659, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5c052d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fc2688 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bb0659

We want to make getting started with #bb0659 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bb0659 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bb0659 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bb0659 with other HTML elements.

#bb0659 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bb0659.
<span style="color: #bb0659;">The color of this text is #bb0659.</span>

#bb0659 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bb0659.
<div style="background-color: #bb0659; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bb0659.</div>

#bb0659 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bb0659.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bb0659;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bb0659.</span>

#bb0659 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bb0659.
<div style="border: #bb0659 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bb0659.</div>

#bb0659 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb0659 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb0659; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb0659 on a white background.</div></div>

#bb0659 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb0659 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb0659; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb0659 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bb0659 to White

This is a gradient from #bb0659 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb0659,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb0659,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb0659,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb0659,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb0659 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bb0659 to Black

This is a gradient from #bb0659 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb0659,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb0659,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb0659,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb0659,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb0659 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bb0659

In addition to using #bb0659 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bb0659 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bb0659, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 6, Blue = 89). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bb0659 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bb0659
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 6, 89)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bb0659; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bb0659; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bb0659; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 6, 89);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bb0659")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:6, blue:89, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:6 blue:89 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 6f, 89f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 6, 89);
 

#bb0659 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bb0659 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bb0659 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bb0659 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bb0659 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bb0659 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bb0659 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bb0659 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.4:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #bb0659 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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