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Colour

#BB66D2

  • #BB66D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB66D2 is a violet with RGB values 187, 102, 210 and HSL 287°, 55%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB66D2#BB66D2
HEX#BB66D2
RGBrgb(187, 102, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4, 0.8235
RGB percentages73.3%, 40%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(287.2, 54.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 51.4%, 82.4%)
CMYK11%, 51.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,281,554
CSS custom property--colour: #BB66D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#44992D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5283D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C8BCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BB7693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.4Orchid · ΔE 10.5Violet · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DD266
Analogous#8566D2, #D266B3
Triadic#D2BB66, #66D2BB
Split complementary#B3D266, #66D285
Tetradic#D28566, #7DD266, #66B3D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0DCF5
Lighter +20%#DEB5E9
Lighter +10%#CD8DDE
Darker −10%#A93FC6
Darker −20%#8A30A2
Darker −30%#68247B
Darker −40%#471953
More saturated +25%#C94DEB
Less saturated −25%#AD7FB9

Channel breakdown

R187
G102
B210
Red187 (73.3%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue287.22°
Saturation (HSL)54.55%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 66 · B D2

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