Recognised as Colour
#BB8AEE
- #BB8AEE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BB8AEE is a violet with RGB values 187, 138, 238 and HSL 269°, 75%, 74%. 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
#BB8AEE#BB8AEE
HEX#BB8AEE
RGBrgb(187, 138, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5412, 0.9333
RGB percentages73.3%, 54.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(269.4, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK21.4%, 42%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,290,798
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8AEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#447511
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDEE8A
Analogous#8A8BEE, #ED8AEE
Triadic#EEBB8A, #8AEEBB
Split complementary#EEED8A, #8BEE8A
Tetradic#EE8A8B, #BDEE8A, #8AEEED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G138
B238
Red187 (73.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue269.4°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 8A · B EE
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