Recognised as Colour

#BB6DCC

#BB6DCC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BB6DCC is a violet with RGB values 187, 109, 204 and HSL 289°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BB6DCC

RGBrgb(187, 109, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4275, 0.8

RGB percentages73.3%, 42.7%, 80%

HSLhsl(289.3, 48.2%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 46.6%, 80%)

CMYK8.3%, 46.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,283,340

CSS custom property--colour: #BB6DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#449233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E86CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#758EC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BC7993no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.7 Violet · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 16.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4 Plum · ΔE 25.3 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7ECC6D

Analogous#8C6DCC, #CC6DAD

Triadic#CCBB6D, #6DCCBB

Split complementary#AECC6D, #6DCC8B

Tetradic#CC8B6D, #7ECC6D, #6DADCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0DEF4

Lighter +20%#DEB9E6

Lighter +10%#CD93D9

Darker −10%#A947BF

Darker −20%#8A379C

Darker −30%#692977

Darker −40%#471C51

More saturated +25%#CB54E5

Less saturated −25%#AB86B3

Channel breakdown

R187

G109

B204

Red187 (73.3%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue289.26°

Saturation (HSL)48.22%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 6D · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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