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Recognised as Colour

#BB4DD5

  • #BB4DD5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB4DD5 is a violet with RGB values 187, 77, 213 and HSL 289°, 62%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB4DD5#BB4DD5
HEX#BB4DD5
RGBrgb(187, 77, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.302, 0.8353
RGB percentages73.3%, 30.2%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(288.5, 61.8%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 63.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK12.2%, 63.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,275,157
CSS custom property--colour: #BB4DD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#44B22A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2476D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5781D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BB648Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.1Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Orchid · ΔE 20.4Violet · ΔE 22.8Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67D54D
Analogous#774DD5, #D54DAB
Triadic#D5BB4D, #4DD5BB
Split complementary#ABD54D, #4DD577
Tetradic#D5774D, #67D54D, #4DABD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF2FC
Lighter +30%#EAC9F2
Lighter +20%#DBA0E8
Lighter +10%#CB76DF
Darker −10%#A52EC1
Darker −20%#822498
Darker −30%#5F1A6F
Darker −40%#3B1046
More saturated +25%#CC31F1
Less saturated −25%#AA68BA

Channel breakdown

R187
G77
B213
Red187 (73.3%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue288.53°
Saturation (HSL)61.82%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 4D · B D5

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