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Recognised as Colour

#BB89F0

  • #BB89F0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BB89F0 is a violet with RGB values 187, 137, 240 and HSL 269°, 77%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BB89F0#BB89F0
HEX#BB89F0
RGBrgb(187, 137, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5373, 0.9412
RGB percentages73.3%, 53.7%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(269.1, 77.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 42.9%, 94.1%)
CMYK22.1%, 42.9%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,290,544
CSS custom property--colour: #BB89F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#44760F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9EF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9FEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B39AB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12Orchid · ΔE 19.8Violet · ΔE 19.9Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEF089
Analogous#898BF0, #EE89F0
Triadic#F0BB89, #89F0BB
Split complementary#F0EF89, #8BF089
Tetradic#F0898B, #BEF089, #89F0EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE3FC
Lighter +10%#D5B6F6
Darker −10%#A15CEA
Darker −20%#872FE4
Darker −30%#6D19C7
Darker −40%#551499
More saturated +25%#BB7AFF
Less saturated −25%#BB9ADF

Channel breakdown

R187
G137
B240
Red187 (73.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue269.13°
Saturation (HSL)77.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 89 · B F0

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