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Recognised as Colour

#BB75E2

  • #BB75E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BB75E2 is a violet with RGB values 187, 117, 226 and HSL 279°, 65%, 67%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#BB75E2#BB75E2
HEX#BB75E2
RGBrgb(187, 117, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4588, 0.8863
RGB percentages73.3%, 45.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(278.5, 65.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 48.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK17.3%, 48.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,285,410
CSS custom property--colour: #BB75E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#448A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C8EE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7094DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B786A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.3Orchid · ΔE 13.9Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7Violet · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CE275
Analogous#8475E2, #E275D2
Triadic#E2BB75, #75E2BB
Split complementary#D3E275, #75E284
Tetradic#E28475, #9CE275, #75D3E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F3FD
Lighter +20%#E5C9F4
Lighter +10%#D09FEB
Darker −10%#A64BD9
Darker −20%#8F2AC7
Darker −30%#71219D
Darker −40%#521873
More saturated +25%#C160F7
Less saturated −25%#B58ACD

Channel breakdown

R187
G117
B226
Red187 (73.3%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue278.53°
Saturation (HSL)65.27%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 75 · B E2

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