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Recognised as Colour

#BB08F1

  • #BB08F1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BB08F1 is a violet with RGB values 187, 8, 241 and HSL 286°, 94%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BB08F1#BB08F1
HEX#BB08F1
RGBrgb(187, 8, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0314, 0.9451
RGB percentages73.3%, 3.1%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(286.1, 93.6%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 96.7%, 94.5%)
CMYK22.4%, 96.7%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,257,521
CSS custom property--colour: #BB08F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#44F70E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original
Tritanopia#B6568Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.2Blue violet · ΔE 17.2Fuchsia · ΔE 21Magenta · ΔE 21Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Medium blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EF108
Analogous#4708F1, #F108B2
Triadic#F1BB08, #08F1BB
Split complementary#B3F108, #08F147
Tetradic#F14708, #3EF108, #08B2F1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C8FD
Lighter +30%#E496FC
Lighter +20%#D765FA
Lighter +10%#CB34F8
Darker −10%#9506C0
Darker −20%#6E058E
Darker −30%#48035D
Darker −40%#22012C
More saturated +25%#BF00F9
Less saturated −25%#AA27D2

Channel breakdown

R187
G8
B241
Red187 (73.3%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue286.09°
Saturation (HSL)93.57%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 08 · B F1

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