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Recognised as Colour

#BB5BD7

  • #BB5BD7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB5BD7 is a violet with RGB values 187, 91, 215 and HSL 286°, 61%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB5BD7#BB5BD7
HEX#BB5BD7
RGBrgb(187, 91, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3569, 0.8431
RGB percentages73.3%, 35.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(286.5, 60.8%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 57.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK13%, 57.7%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,278,743
CSS custom property--colour: #BB5BD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#44A428

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D7DDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6087D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BB6F91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 2.3Orchid · ΔE 15.3Violet · ΔE 18.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 2.25, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77D75B
Analogous#7D5BD7, #D75BB5
Triadic#D7BB5B, #5BD7BB
Split complementary#B5D75B, #5BD77D
Tetradic#D77D5B, #77D75B, #5BB5D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EED6F5
Lighter +20%#DDADEB
Lighter +10%#CC84E1
Darker −10%#AA32CD
Darker −20%#8828A4
Darker −30%#661E7B
Darker −40%#441452
More saturated +25%#C942F1
Less saturated −25%#AD75BE

Channel breakdown

R187
G91
B215
Red187 (73.3%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue286.45°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 5B · B D7

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