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Colour

#BB87FF

  • #BB87FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BB87FF is a violet with RGB values 187, 135, 255 and HSL 266°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BB87FF#BB87FF
HEX#BB87FF
RGBrgb(187, 135, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5294, 1
RGB percentages73.3%, 52.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(266, 100%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266, 47.1%, 100%)
CMYK26.7%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,290,047
CSS custom property--colour: #BB87FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#447800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#639FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#70A0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AF9CB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Violet · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBFF87
Analogous#878FFF, #F787FF
Triadic#FFBB87, #87FFBB
Split complementary#FFF787, #8FFF87
Tetradic#FF878F, #CBFF87, #87FFF7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5EDFF
Lighter +10%#D8BAFF
Darker −10%#9E54FF
Darker −20%#8121FF
Darker −30%#6700ED
Darker −40%#5100BA
More saturated +25%#BB87FF
Less saturated −25%#BD96F0

Channel breakdown

R187
G135
B255
Red187 (73.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue266°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 87 · B FF

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