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Recognised as Colour

#BB6FEE

  • #BB6FEE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB6FEE is a violet with RGB values 187, 111, 238 and HSL 276°, 79%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB6FEE#BB6FEE
HEX#BB6FEE
RGBrgb(187, 111, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4353, 0.9333
RGB percentages73.3%, 43.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(275.9, 78.9%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.9, 53.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK21.4%, 53.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,283,886
CSS custom property--colour: #BB6FEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#449011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A8DF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#6392EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#B485A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7Medium purple · ΔE 16.3Orchid · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7Violet · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)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#A2EE6F
Analogous#7C6FEE, #EE6FE1
Triadic#EEBB6F, #6FEEBB
Split complementary#E2EE6F, #6FEE7B
Tetradic#EE7B6F, #A2EE6F, #6FE2EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF8FE
Lighter +20%#E6CAF9
Lighter +10%#D19DF3
Darker −10%#A541E9
Darker −20%#8F1ADD
Darker −30%#7115AF
Darker −40%#540F82
More saturated +25%#BE5EFF
Less saturated −25%#B783DA

Channel breakdown

R187
G111
B238
Red187 (73.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue275.91°
Saturation (HSL)78.88%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 6F · B EE

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