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Recognised as Colour

#BB67E8

  • #BB67E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB67E8 is a violet with RGB values 187, 103, 232 and HSL 279°, 74%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB67E8#BB67E8
HEX#BB67E8
RGBrgb(187, 103, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4039, 0.9098
RGB percentages73.3%, 40.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(279.1, 73.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 55.6%, 91%)
CMYK19.4%, 55.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,281,832
CSS custom property--colour: #BB67E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#449817

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4187ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F8EE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B67D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.7Orchid · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Violet · ΔE 19.2Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94E867
Analogous#7A67E8, #E867D5
Triadic#E8BB67, #67E8BB
Split complementary#D4E867, #67E87B
Tetradic#E87B67, #94E867, #67D5E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6ECFC
Lighter +20%#E3C0F5
Lighter +10%#CF93EF
Darker −10%#A73BE1
Darker −20%#8E1FCA
Darker −30%#6F189E
Darker −40%#501172
More saturated +25%#C251FE
Less saturated −25%#B47DD2

Channel breakdown

R187
G103
B232
Red187 (73.3%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue279.07°
Saturation (HSL)73.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 67 · B E8

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