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Colour

#BB2CF3

  • #BB2CF3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BB2CF3 is a violet with RGB values 187, 44, 243 and HSL 283°, 89%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BB2CF3#BB2CF3
HEX#BB2CF3
RGBrgb(187, 44, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1725, 0.9529
RGB percentages73.3%, 17.3%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(283.1, 89.2%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 81.9%, 95.3%)
CMYK23%, 81.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,266,739
CSS custom property--colour: #BB2CF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#44D30C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B56093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.6Blue violet · ΔE 14Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7Fuchsia · ΔE 22.6Magenta · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64F32C
Analogous#572CF3, #F32CC8
Triadic#F3BB2C, #2CF3BB
Split complementary#C8F32C, #2CF357
Tetradic#F3572C, #64F32C, #2CC8F3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EDFE
Lighter +30%#EABDFB
Lighter +20%#DA8DF8
Lighter +10%#CB5CF6
Darker −10%#A40DDF
Darker −20%#810AAF
Darker −30%#5D077F
Darker −40%#3A044F
More saturated +25%#C020FF
Less saturated −25%#AF48D7

Channel breakdown

R187
G44
B243
Red187 (73.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue283.12°
Saturation (HSL)89.24%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 2C · B F3

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