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Colour

#BB5CD2

  • #BB5CD2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB5CD2 is a violet with RGB values 187, 92, 210 and HSL 288°, 57%, 59%. 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

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HEX#BB5CD2
RGBrgb(187, 92, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3608, 0.8235
RGB percentages73.3%, 36.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(288.3, 56.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 56.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK11%, 56.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,278,994
CSS custom property--colour: #BB5CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#44A32D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#437DD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6487CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BC6E8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.4Orchid · ΔE 13Violet · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.38, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73D25C
Analogous#805CD2, #D25CAE
Triadic#D2BB5C, #5CD2BB
Split complementary#AED25C, #5CD280
Tetradic#D2805C, #73D25C, #5CAED2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCFE
Lighter +30%#EDD4F3
Lighter +20%#DCACE8
Lighter +10%#CC84DD
Darker −10%#A936C5
Darker −20%#872B9D
Darker −30%#642075
Darker −40%#42154D
More saturated +25%#CB42EC
Less saturated −25%#AB76B8

Channel breakdown

R187
G92
B210
Red187 (73.3%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue288.31°
Saturation (HSL)56.73%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 5C · B D2

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