Recognised as Colour

#BB5ECE

#BB5ECE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB5ECE is a violet with RGB values 187, 94, 206 and HSL 290°, 53%, 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#BB5ECE

RGBrgb(187, 94, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3686, 0.8078

RGB percentages73.3%, 36.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(289.8, 53.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 54.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK9.2%, 54.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,279,502

CSS custom property--colour: #BB5ECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#44A131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#497DD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6887CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BC6E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.3 Orchid · ΔE 11.1 Violet · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 19 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.33, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#71CE5E

Analogous#835ECE, #CE5EA9

Triadic#CEBB5E, #5ECEBB

Split complementary#A9CE5E, #5ECE83

Tetradic#CE835E, #71CE5E, #5EA9CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAFE

Lighter +30%#EDD3F2

Lighter +20%#DCACE6

Lighter +10%#CC85DA

Darker −10%#A83ABF

Darker −20%#862E98

Darker −30%#632271

Darker −40%#41164A

More saturated +25%#CC44E8

Less saturated −25%#AA78B4

Channel breakdown

R187

G94

B206

Red187 (73.3%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue289.82°

Saturation (HSL)53.33%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 5E · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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