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Recognised as Colour

#BB6EE9

  • #BB6EE9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB6EE9 is a violet with RGB values 187, 110, 233 and HSL 278°, 74%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB6EE9#BB6EE9
HEX#BB6EE9
RGBrgb(187, 110, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4314, 0.9137
RGB percentages73.3%, 43.1%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(277.6, 73.7%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 52.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK19.7%, 52.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,283,625
CSS custom property--colour: #BB6EE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#449116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C8CEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6591E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#B683A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10Medium purple · ΔE 15.4Orchid · ΔE 16.8Violet · ΔE 17.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CE96E
Analogous#7D6EE9, #E96EDA
Triadic#E9BB6E, #6EE9BB
Split complementary#DAE96E, #6EE97E
Tetradic#E97E6E, #9CE96E, #6EDAE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F3FD
Lighter +20%#E5C7F6
Lighter +10%#D09AF0
Darker −10%#A642E2
Darker −20%#8F20D1
Darker −30%#7119A5
Darker −40%#521279
More saturated +25%#C059FE
Less saturated −25%#B683D4

Channel breakdown

R187
G110
B233
Red187 (73.3%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue277.56°
Saturation (HSL)73.65%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 6E · B E9

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