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Colour

#BB30E2

  • #BB30E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB30E2 is a violet with RGB values 187, 48, 226 and HSL 287°, 75%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BB30E2#BB30E2
HEX#BB30E2
RGBrgb(187, 48, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.1882, 0.8863
RGB percentages73.3%, 18.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(286.9, 75.4%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 78.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK17.3%, 78.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,267,746
CSS custom property--colour: #BB30E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#44CF1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#347ADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B9598Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.8Dark violet · ΔE 13Blue violet · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Fuchsia · ΔE 24.6Magenta · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57E230
Analogous#6230E2, #E230B0
Triadic#E2BB30, #30E2BB
Split complementary#B0E230, #30E262
Tetradic#E26230, #57E230, #30B0E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E3FB
Lighter +30%#E7B6F5
Lighter +20%#D889EF
Lighter +10%#CA5DE8
Darker −10%#9F1BC4
Darker −20%#7A1597
Darker −30%#560F6A
Darker −40%#32093D
More saturated +25%#CB13FF
Less saturated −25%#AA4EC4

Channel breakdown

R187
G48
B226
Red187 (73.3%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue286.85°
Saturation (HSL)75.42%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 30 · B E2

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