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Recognised as Colour

#BB5FD1

  • #BB5FD1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB5FD1 is a violet with RGB values 187, 95, 209 and HSL 288°, 55%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB5FD1#BB5FD1
HEX#BB5FD1
RGBrgb(187, 95, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.3725, 0.8196
RGB percentages73.3%, 37.3%, 82%
HSLhsl(288.4, 55.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 54.5%, 82%)
CMYK10.5%, 54.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,279,761
CSS custom property--colour: #BB5FD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23353WCAG 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 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#44A02E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#487ED5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6788CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BC708Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.6Orchid · ΔE 11.7Violet · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75D15F
Analogous#825FD1, #D15FAE
Triadic#D1BB5F, #5FD1BB
Split complementary#AED15F, #5FD182
Tetradic#D1825F, #75D15F, #5FAED1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#EED6F3
Lighter +20%#DDAEE8
Lighter +10%#CC87DC
Darker −10%#A938C5
Darker −20%#872D9D
Darker −30%#652275
Darker −40%#43164E
More saturated +25%#CB45EB
Less saturated −25%#AB79B7

Channel breakdown

R187
G95
B209
Red187 (73.3%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue288.42°
Saturation (HSL)55.34%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 5F · B D1

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