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Colour

#BB33FF

  • #BB33FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BB33FF is a violet with RGB values 187, 51, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BB33FF#BB33FF
HEX#BB33FF
HEX (short)#B3F
RGBrgb(187, 51, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2, 1
RGB percentages73.3%, 20%, 100%
HSLhsl(280, 100%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 80%, 100%)
CMYK26.7%, 80%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,268,543
CSS custom property--colour: #BB33FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#44CC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#007EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B2689Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.9Blue violet · ΔE 14.6Dark orchid · ΔE 23Fuchsia · ΔE 23.9Magenta · ΔE 23.9Medium blue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77FF33
Analogous#5533FF, #FF33DD
Triadic#FFBB33, #33FFBB
Split complementary#DDFF33, #33FF55
Tetradic#FF5533, #77FF33, #33DDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EECCFF
Lighter +20%#DD99FF
Lighter +10%#CC66FF
Darker −10%#AA00FF
Darker −20%#8800CC
Darker −30%#660099
Darker −40%#440066
More saturated +25%#BB33FF
Less saturated −25%#B34CE6

Channel breakdown

R187
G51
B255
Red187 (73.3%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 33 · B FF

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