Recognised as Colour

#BB8AE0

#BB8AE0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BB8AE0 is a violet with RGB values 187, 138, 224 and HSL 274°, 58%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#BB8AE0

RGBrgb(187, 138, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5412, 0.8784

RGB percentages73.3%, 54.1%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(274.2, 58.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.2, 38.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK16.5%, 38.4%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,290,784

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8AE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1

Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#44751F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#799CE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#849FDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B797AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.9 Plum · ΔE 17 Orchid · ΔE 21 Violet · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3 Slate blue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFE08A

Analogous#908AE0, #E08ADA

Triadic#E0BB8A, #8AE0BB

Split complementary#DAE08A, #8AE090

Tetradic#E0908A, #AFE08A, #8ADAE0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EADBF5

Lighter +10%#D2B2EB

Darker −10%#A462D5

Darker −20%#8C39CB

Darker −30%#712CA5

Darker −40%#55217D

More saturated +25%#BE77F3

Less saturated −25%#B89CCD

Channel breakdown

R187

G138

B224

Red187 (73.3%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue274.19°

Saturation (HSL)58.11%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 8A · B E0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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