Colour

#BB79CA

#BB79CA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BB79CA is a violet with RGB values 187, 121, 202 and HSL 289°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BB79CA#BB79CA

HEX#BB79CA

RGBrgb(187, 121, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4745, 0.7922

RGB percentages73.3%, 47.5%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(288.9, 43.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 40.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK7.4%, 40.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,286,410

CSS custom property--colour: #BB79CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#448635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E8DCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F94C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#BC8398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 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 text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.4 Plum · ΔE 17.6 Medium purple · ΔE 19.3 Violet · ΔE 20.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#88CA79

Analogous#9379CA, #CA79B1

Triadic#CABB79, #79CABB

Split complementary#B0CA79, #79CA93

Tetradic#CA9379, #88CA79, #79B0CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E7F5

Lighter +20%#E0C2E7

Lighter +10%#CE9ED8

Darker −10%#A854BC

Darker −20%#8D3F9E

Darker −30%#6C307A

Darker −40%#4C2255

More saturated +25%#CA62E1

Less saturated −25%#AC90B3

Channel breakdown

R187

G121

B202

Red187 (73.3%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue288.89°

Saturation (HSL)43.32%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 79 · B CA

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