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Recognised as Colour

#BB7AFE

  • #BB7AFE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BB7AFE is a violet with RGB values 187, 122, 254 and HSL 270°, 99%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BB7AFE#BB7AFE
HEX#BB7AFE
RGBrgb(187, 122, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4784, 0.9961
RGB percentages73.3%, 47.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(269.5, 98.5%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 52%, 99.6%)
CMYK26.4%, 52%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,286,718
CSS custom property--colour: #BB7AFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#448501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6399FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B092B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Violet · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Orchid · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDFE7A
Analogous#7A7BFE, #FD7AFE
Triadic#FEBB7A, #7AFEBB
Split complementary#FEFD7A, #7BFE7A
Tetradic#FE7A7B, #BDFE7A, #7AFEFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFDFFF
Lighter +10%#D5ADFE
Darker −10%#A147FE
Darker −20%#8715FD
Darker −30%#6E02DD
Darker −40%#5501AB
More saturated +25%#BB79FF
Less saturated −25%#BB8BED

Channel breakdown

R187
G122
B254
Red187 (73.3%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue269.55°
Saturation (HSL)98.51%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 7A · B FE

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