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Recognised as Colour

#BB4ED4

  • #BB4ED4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB4ED4 is a violet with RGB values 187, 78, 212 and HSL 289°, 61%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB4ED4#BB4ED4
HEX#BB4ED4
RGBrgb(187, 78, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3059, 0.8314
RGB percentages73.3%, 30.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(288.8, 60.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 63.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK11.8%, 63.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,275,412
CSS custom property--colour: #BB4ED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#44B12B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2876D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5882D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BC658Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.2Dark orchid · ΔE 14.4Orchid · ΔE 19.6Violet · ΔE 22.1Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.23, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67D44E
Analogous#784ED4, #D44EAA
Triadic#D4BB4E, #4ED4BB
Split complementary#AAD44E, #4ED478
Tetradic#D4784E, #67D44E, #4EAAD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF2FC
Lighter +30%#EAC9F2
Lighter +20%#DBA0E8
Lighter +10%#CB77DE
Darker −10%#A52FC0
Darker −20%#822597
Darker −30%#5F1B6E
Darker −40%#3B1145
More saturated +25%#CC33F0
Less saturated −25%#AA6AB9

Channel breakdown

R187
G78
B212
Red187 (73.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue288.81°
Saturation (HSL)60.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 4E · B D4

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