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Recognised as Colour

#BB24E4

  • #BB24E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BB24E4 is a violet with RGB values 187, 36, 228 and HSL 287°, 78%, 52%. 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

#BB24E4#BB24E4
HEX#BB24E4
RGBrgb(187, 36, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1412, 0.8941
RGB percentages73.3%, 14.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(287.2, 78%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 84.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK18%, 84.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,264,676
CSS custom property--colour: #BB24E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#44DB1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2878E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B95689no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.2Blue violet · ΔE 15.4Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Fuchsia · ΔE 22.3Magenta · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DE424
Analogous#5B24E4, #E424AD
Triadic#E4BB24, #24E4BB
Split complementary#ADE424, #24E45B
Tetradic#E45B24, #4DE424, #24ADE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DAFA
Lighter +30%#E5ACF5
Lighter +20%#D77FEF
Lighter +10%#C951EA
Darker −10%#9A17BE
Darker −20%#751290
Darker −30%#500C63
Darker −40%#2B0735
More saturated +25%#CA09FF
Less saturated −25%#A943C5

Channel breakdown

R187
G36
B228
Red187 (73.3%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue287.19°
Saturation (HSL)78.05%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 24 · B E4

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