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Recognised as Colour

#BB0FDE

  • #BB0FDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BB0FDE is a violet with RGB values 187, 15, 222 and HSL 290°, 87%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BB0FDE#BB0FDE
HEX#BB0FDE
RGBrgb(187, 15, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0588, 0.8706
RGB percentages73.3%, 5.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(289.9, 87.3%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 93.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK15.8%, 93.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,259,294
CSS custom property--colour: #BB0FDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#44F021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2775DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original
Tritanopia#BA4D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.4Blue violet · ΔE 17Dark orchid · ΔE 17.6Fuchsia · ΔE 21.2Magenta · ΔE 21.2Medium orchid · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#32DE0F
Analogous#540FDE, #DE0F99
Triadic#DEBB0F, #0FDEBB
Split complementary#99DE0F, #0FDE54
Tetradic#DE540F, #32DE0F, #0F99DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0BEFB
Lighter +30%#E68FF7
Lighter +20%#DB5FF4
Lighter +10%#D02FF1
Darker −10%#930CAE
Darker −20%#6B097E
Darker −30%#42054F
Darker −40%#1A021F
More saturated +25%#C500ED
Less saturated −25%#A72DC0

Channel breakdown

R187
G15
B222
Red187 (73.3%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue289.86°
Saturation (HSL)87.34%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 0F · B DE

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