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Recognised as Colour

#BB21E0

  • #BB21E0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BB21E0 is a violet with RGB values 187, 33, 224 and HSL 288°, 75%, 50%. 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

#BB21E0#BB21E0
HEX#BB21E0
RGBrgb(187, 33, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1294, 0.8784
RGB percentages73.3%, 12.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(288.4, 75.5%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 85.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK16.5%, 85.3%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,263,904
CSS custom property--colour: #BB21E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#44DE1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C77DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BA5286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.6Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 16.1Fuchsia · ΔE 22.4Magenta · ΔE 22.4Medium orchid · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46E021
Analogous#5B21E0, #E021A6
Triadic#E0BB21, #21E0BB
Split complementary#A6E021, #21E05B
Tetradic#E05B21, #46E021, #21A6E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D4F9
Lighter +30%#E4A7F3
Lighter +20%#D67BEC
Lighter +10%#C94EE6
Darker −10%#9719B5
Darker −20%#711388
Darker −30%#4C0D5B
Darker −40%#27062F
More saturated +25%#CE02FF
Less saturated −25%#A841C0

Channel breakdown

R187
G33
B224
Red187 (73.3%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue288.38°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 21 · B E0

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