Colour
#BB8AEC
- #BB8AEC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BB8AEC is a violet with RGB values 187, 138, 236 and HSL 270°, 72%, 73%. 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
#BB8AEC#BB8AEC
HEX#BB8AEC
RGBrgb(187, 138, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5412, 0.9255
RGB percentages73.3%, 54.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(270, 72.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 41.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK20.8%, 41.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,290,796
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8AEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#447513
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBEC8A
Analogous#8A8AEC, #EC8AEC
Triadic#ECBB8A, #8AECBB
Split complementary#ECEC8A, #8AEC8A
Tetradic#EC8A8A, #BBEC8A, #8AECEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G138
B236
Red187 (73.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)72.06%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 8A · B EC
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