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Recognised as Colour

#BB18DE

  • #BB18DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BB18DE is a violet with RGB values 187, 24, 222 and HSL 289°, 80%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BB18DE#BB18DE
HEX#BB18DE
RGBrgb(187, 24, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0941, 0.8706
RGB percentages73.3%, 9.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(289.4, 80.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 89.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK15.8%, 89.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,261,598
CSS custom property--colour: #BB18DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#44E721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B76DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BA4F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.6Dark orchid · ΔE 16.5Blue violet · ΔE 16.7Fuchsia · ΔE 21.8Magenta · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BDE18
Analogous#5818DE, #DE189E
Triadic#DEBB18, #18DEBB
Split complementary#9EDE18, #18DE58
Tetradic#DE5818, #3BDE18, #189EDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C9F9
Lighter +30%#E49BF4
Lighter +20%#D86DEF
Lighter +10%#CC3FEA
Darker −10%#9413B0
Darker −20%#6D0E82
Darker −30%#470954
Darker −40%#200426
More saturated +25%#CB00F6
Less saturated −25%#A737BF

Channel breakdown

R187
G24
B222
Red187 (73.3%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue289.39°
Saturation (HSL)80.49%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 18 · B DE

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