Colour

#BB86ED

#BB86ED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BB86ED is a violet with RGB values 187, 134, 237 and HSL 271°, 74%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BB86ED#BB86ED

HEX#BB86ED

RGBrgb(187, 134, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5255, 0.9294

RGB percentages73.3%, 52.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(270.9, 74.1%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 43.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK21.1%, 43.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,289,773

CSS custom property--colour: #BB86ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#447912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D9BF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A9EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B497AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6 Orchid · ΔE 18.7 Violet · ΔE 19 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6 Slate blue · ΔE 23.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8ED86

Analogous#8786ED, #ED86EC

Triadic#EDBB86, #86EDBB

Split complementary#ECED86, #86ED87

Tetradic#ED8786, #B8ED86, #86ECED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDDFFA

Lighter +10%#D4B2F4

Darker −10%#A25AE6

Darker −20%#892DE0

Darker −30%#6F1CBE

Darker −40%#551691

More saturated +25%#BC75FE

Less saturated −25%#BA97DC

Channel breakdown

R187

G134

B237

Red187 (73.3%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue270.87°

Saturation (HSL)74.1%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 86 · B ED

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Colour values

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