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Recognised as Colour

#BB80EA

  • #BB80EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BB80EA is a violet with RGB values 187, 128, 234 and HSL 273°, 72%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BB80EA#BB80EA
HEX#BB80EA
RGBrgb(187, 128, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.502, 0.9176
RGB percentages73.3%, 50.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(273.4, 71.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.4, 45.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK20.1%, 45.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,288,234
CSS custom property--colour: #BB80EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#447F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6797EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#769AE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B591AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1Orchid · ΔE 16.8Violet · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFEA80
Analogous#8680EA, #EA80E4
Triadic#EABB80, #80EABB
Split complementary#E4EA80, #80EA86
Tetradic#EA8680, #AFEA80, #80E4EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAD8F8
Lighter +10%#D2ACF1
Darker −10%#A454E3
Darker −20%#8C28DC
Darker −30%#711EB3
Darker −40%#551688
More saturated +25%#BD6DFC
Less saturated −25%#B993D7

Channel breakdown

R187
G128
B234
Red187 (73.3%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue273.4°
Saturation (HSL)71.62%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 80 · B EA

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