Colour

#BB4BFF

#BB4BFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#BB4BFF is a violet with RGB values 187, 75, 255 and HSL 277°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#BB4BFF#BB4BFF

HEX#BB4BFF

RGBrgb(187, 75, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.2941, 1

RGB percentages73.3%, 29.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(277.3, 100%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 70.6%, 100%)

CMYK26.7%, 70.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,274,687

CSS custom property--colour: #BB4BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#44B400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#2185FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B174A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.8 Dark violet · ΔE 15.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 28 Magenta · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8FFF4B

Analogous#614BFF, #FF4BE9

Triadic#FFBB4B, #4BFFBB

Split complementary#E9FF4B, #4BFF61

Tetradic#FF614B, #8FFF4B, #4BE9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E4FF

Lighter +20%#E2B1FF

Lighter +10%#CE7EFF

Darker −10%#A818FF

Darker −20%#8E00E4

Darker −30%#6E00B1

Darker −40%#4E007E

More saturated +25%#BB4BFF

Less saturated −25%#B561E9

Channel breakdown

R187

G75

B255

Red187 (73.3%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue277.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 4B · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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