Recognised as Colour

#BB4EED

#BB4EED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB4EED is a violet with RGB values 187, 78, 237 and HSL 281°, 82%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BB4EED

RGBrgb(187, 78, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3059, 0.9294

RGB percentages73.3%, 30.6%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(281.1, 81.5%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 67.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK21.1%, 67.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,275,437

CSS custom property--colour: #BB4EED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#44B112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4284E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B66E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.2 Blue violet · ΔE 18.2 Dark violet · ΔE 19.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9 Orchid · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80ED4E

Analogous#6B4EED, #ED4ED0

Triadic#EDBB4E, #4EEDBB

Split complementary#D0ED4E, #4EED6B

Tetradic#ED6B4E, #80ED4E, #4ED0ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0D9FB

Lighter +20%#DFABF6

Lighter +10%#CD7CF2

Darker −10%#A920E8

Darker −20%#8B14C1

Darker −30%#6A0F93

Darker −40%#480A65

More saturated +25%#C23CFF

Less saturated −25%#B266D5

Channel breakdown

R187

G78

B237

Red187 (73.3%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue281.13°

Saturation (HSL)81.54%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 4E · B ED

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Colour values

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