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Recognised as Colour

#BB53EA

  • #BB53EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BB53EA is a violet with RGB values 187, 83, 234 and HSL 281°, 78%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BB53EA#BB53EA
HEX#BB53EA
RGBrgb(187, 83, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3255, 0.9176
RGB percentages73.3%, 32.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(281.3, 78.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 64.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK20.1%, 64.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,276,714
CSS custom property--colour: #BB53EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#44AC15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A85E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Tritanopia#B67098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.5Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.8Orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82EA53
Analogous#6F53EA, #EA53CE
Triadic#EABB53, #53EABB
Split complementary#CDEA53, #53EA70
Tetradic#EA7053, #82EA53, #53CEEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1DBFB
Lighter +20%#DFAEF5
Lighter +10%#CD80F0
Darker −10%#A926E4
Darker −20%#8B17C0
Darker −30%#6A1292
Darker −40%#490C65
More saturated +25%#C33EFF
Less saturated −25%#B26BD2

Channel breakdown

R187
G83
B234
Red187 (73.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue281.32°
Saturation (HSL)78.24%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 53 · B EA

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