Recognised as Colour

#BB55D3

#BB55D3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB55D3 is a violet with RGB values 187, 85, 211 and HSL 289°, 59%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BB55D3

RGBrgb(187, 85, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3333, 0.8275

RGB percentages73.3%, 33.3%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(288.6, 58.9%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 59.7%, 82.7%)

CMYK11.4%, 59.7%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,277,203

CSS custom property--colour: #BB55D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#44AA2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#377AD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E84D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BC698Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 0.4 Orchid · ΔE 16.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.6 Violet · ΔE 19.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 0.36, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6DD355

Analogous#7C55D3, #D355AC

Triadic#D3BB55, #55D3BB

Split complementary#ACD355, #55D37C

Tetradic#D37C55, #6DD355, #55ACD3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF7FD

Lighter +30%#ECCFF2

Lighter +20%#DBA6E8

Lighter +10%#CB7EDD

Darker −10%#A732C3

Darker −20%#84289A

Darker −30%#621D72

Darker −40%#3F1349

More saturated +25%#CC3AEE

Less saturated −25%#AA70B8

Channel breakdown

R187

G85

B211

Red187 (73.3%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue288.57°

Saturation (HSL)58.88%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 55 · B D3

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