Recognised as Colour

#BB86D8

#BB86D8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB86D8 is a violet with RGB values 187, 134, 216 and HSL 279°, 51%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BB86D8

RGBrgb(187, 134, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5255, 0.8471

RGB percentages73.3%, 52.5%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(278.8, 51.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 38%, 84.7%)

CMYK13.4%, 38%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,289,752

CSS custom property--colour: #BB86D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32573WCAG 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 7.51:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#447927

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7798DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#849CD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B991A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 18.2 Orchid · ΔE 20.3 Violet · ΔE 22.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3D886

Analogous#9286D8, #D886CC

Triadic#D8BB86, #86D8BB

Split complementary#CCD886, #86D892

Tetradic#D89286, #A3D886, #86CCD8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFD

Lighter +20%#E6D3F1

Lighter +10%#D1ADE4

Darker −10%#A55FCC

Darker −20%#8F3CBC

Darker −30%#713095

Darker −40%#54246E

More saturated +25%#C172EC

Less saturated −25%#B59AC4

Channel breakdown

R187

G134

B216

Red187 (73.3%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue278.78°

Saturation (HSL)51.25%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 86 · B D8

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