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Recognised as Colour

#BB73E6

  • #BB73E6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB73E6 is a violet with RGB values 187, 115, 230 and HSL 278°, 70%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB73E6#BB73E6
HEX#BB73E6
RGBrgb(187, 115, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.451, 0.902
RGB percentages73.3%, 45.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(277.6, 69.7%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 50%, 90.2%)
CMYK18.7%, 50%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,284,902
CSS custom property--colour: #BB73E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#448C19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#568EEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C93E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B686A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.7Medium purple · ΔE 13Orchid · ΔE 15Violet · ΔE 16.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EE673
Analogous#8273E6, #E673D7
Triadic#E6BB73, #73E6BB
Split complementary#D7E673, #73E682
Tetradic#E68273, #9EE673, #73D7E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF5FD
Lighter +20%#E5CAF5
Lighter +10%#D09EEE
Darker −10%#A648DE
Darker −20%#8F25CE
Darker −30%#711DA3
Darker −40%#531578
More saturated +25%#C05EFB
Less saturated −25%#B688D1

Channel breakdown

R187
G115
B230
Red187 (73.3%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue277.57°
Saturation (HSL)69.7%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 73 · B E6

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