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Recognised as Colour

#BB08F8

  • #BB08F8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BB08F8 is a violet with RGB values 187, 8, 248 and HSL 285°, 94%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BB08F8#BB08F8
HEX#BB08F8
RGBrgb(187, 8, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0314, 0.9725
RGB percentages73.3%, 3.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(284.8, 94.5%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 96.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK24.6%, 96.8%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,257,528
CSS custom property--colour: #BB08F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#44F707

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B45A92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 18.5Fuchsia · ΔE 22Magenta · ΔE 22Dark orchid · ΔE 27.6Medium blue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45F808
Analogous#4308F8, #F808BD
Triadic#F8BB08, #08F8BB
Split complementary#BDF808, #08F843
Tetradic#F84308, #45F808, #08BDF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2CEFE
Lighter +30%#E49DFC
Lighter +20%#D66BFB
Lighter +10%#C93AF9
Darker −10%#9606C7
Darker −20%#710496
Darker −30%#4B0364
Darker −40%#260133
More saturated +25%#BE01FF
Less saturated −25%#AB28D8

Channel breakdown

R187
G8
B248
Red187 (73.3%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue284.75°
Saturation (HSL)94.49%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 08 · B F8

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