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Recognised as Colour

#BB6EFE

  • #BB6EFE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB6EFE is a violet with RGB values 187, 110, 254 and HSL 272°, 99%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB6EFE#BB6EFE
HEX#BB6EFE
RGBrgb(187, 110, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4314, 0.9961
RGB percentages73.3%, 43.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(272.1, 98.6%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 56.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK26.4%, 56.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,283,646
CSS custom property--colour: #BB6EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#449101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3690FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5593FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B08AACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Violet · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1FE6E
Analogous#736EFE, #FE6EF9
Triadic#FEBB6E, #6EFEBB
Split complementary#F9FE6E, #6EFE73
Tetradic#FE736E, #B1FE6E, #6EF9FE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBD3FF
Lighter +10%#D3A1FE
Darker −10%#A33BFE
Darker −20%#8B09FD
Darker −30%#7101D2
Darker −40%#55019F
More saturated +25%#BB6DFF
Less saturated −25%#BA80EC

Channel breakdown

R187
G110
B254
Red187 (73.3%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue272.08°
Saturation (HSL)98.63%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 6E · B FE

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