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Colour

#BB76FF

  • #BB76FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB76FF is a violet with RGB values 187, 118, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB76FF#BB76FF
HEX#BB76FF
RGBrgb(187, 118, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4627, 1
RGB percentages73.3%, 46.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(270.2, 100%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 53.7%, 100%)
CMYK26.7%, 53.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,285,695
CSS custom property--colour: #BB76FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#448900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4695FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D97FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AF90B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 19Dark orchid · ΔE 22.9Violet · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAFF76
Analogous#7776FF, #FF76FE
Triadic#FFBB76, #76FFBB
Split complementary#FEFF76, #76FF77
Tetradic#FF7776, #BAFF76, #76FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEDCFF
Lighter +10%#D4A9FF
Darker −10%#A243FF
Darker −20%#8810FF
Darker −30%#6F00DC
Darker −40%#5500A9
More saturated +25%#BB76FF
Less saturated −25%#BB87EE

Channel breakdown

R187
G118
B255
Red187 (73.3%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 76 · B FF

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