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Recognised as Colour

#BB3EDD

  • #BB3EDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB3EDD is a violet with RGB values 187, 62, 221 and HSL 287°, 70%, 55%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#BB3EDD#BB3EDD
HEX#BB3EDD
RGBrgb(187, 62, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2431, 0.8667
RGB percentages73.3%, 24.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(287.2, 70%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 71.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK15.4%, 71.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,271,325
CSS custom property--colour: #BB3EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#44C122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#457DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BA5E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.8Medium orchid · ΔE 15.5Dark violet · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 19.5Dark magenta · ΔE 27.4Fuchsia · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60DD3E
Analogous#6B3EDD, #DD3EB0
Triadic#DDBB3E, #3EDDBB
Split complementary#B0DD3E, #3EDD6C
Tetradic#DD6C3E, #60DD3E, #3EB0DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EBFC
Lighter +30%#E9C0F4
Lighter +20%#DA95EC
Lighter +10%#CA69E5
Darker −10%#A323C5
Darker −20%#7F1B9A
Darker −30%#5B136F
Darker −40%#370C43
More saturated +25%#CB22F9
Less saturated −25%#AB5AC1

Channel breakdown

R187
G62
B221
Red187 (73.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue287.17°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 3E · B DD

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