Colour

#BB86D0

#BB86D0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB86D0 is a violet with RGB values 187, 134, 208 and HSL 283°, 44%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BB86D0

RGBrgb(187, 134, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5255, 0.8157

RGB percentages73.3%, 52.5%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(283, 44%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283, 35.6%, 81.6%)

CMYK10.1%, 35.6%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,289,744

CSS custom property--colour: #BB86D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#44792F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B96D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#879BCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BA8FA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.9 Medium purple · ΔE 21.8 Orchid · ΔE 22.3 Violet · ΔE 24.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BD086

Analogous#9686D0, #D086C0

Triadic#D0BB86, #86D0BB

Split complementary#C0D086, #86D096

Tetradic#D09686, #9BD086, #86C0D0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F4FB

Lighter +20%#E4CFED

Lighter +10%#D0ABDE

Darker −10%#A661C2

Darker −20%#8F43AD

Darker −30%#703588

Darker −40%#522763

More saturated +25%#C471E5

Less saturated −25%#B29BBB

Channel breakdown

R187

G134

B208

Red187 (73.3%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue282.97°

Saturation (HSL)44.05%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 86 · B D0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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