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Recognised as Colour

#BB35E3

  • #BB35E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB35E3 is a violet with RGB values 187, 53, 227 and HSL 286°, 76%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BB35E3#BB35E3
HEX#BB35E3
RGBrgb(187, 53, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2078, 0.8902
RGB percentages73.3%, 20.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(286.2, 75.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 76.7%, 89%)
CMYK17.6%, 76.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,269,027
CSS custom property--colour: #BB35E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#44CA1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#377BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Tritanopia#B95C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12Dark violet · ΔE 13.8Blue violet · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Fuchsia · ΔE 25.5Magenta · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DE335
Analogous#6435E3, #E335B4
Triadic#E3BB35, #35E3BB
Split complementary#B4E335, #35E364
Tetradic#E36435, #5DE335, #35B4E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E8FC
Lighter +30%#E8BBF6
Lighter +20%#D98FEF
Lighter +10%#CA62E9
Darker −10%#A11CC9
Darker −20%#7D169C
Darker −30%#590F70
Darker −40%#360943
More saturated +25%#CA19FF
Less saturated −25%#AB52C6

Channel breakdown

R187
G53
B227
Red187 (73.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue286.21°
Saturation (HSL)75.65%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 35 · B E3

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