Colour

#BB8DD7

#BB8DD7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB8DD7 is a violet with RGB values 187, 141, 215 and HSL 277°, 48%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BB8DD7

RGBrgb(187, 141, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5529, 0.8431

RGB percentages73.3%, 55.3%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(277.3, 48.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 34.4%, 84.3%)

CMYK13%, 34.4%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,291,543

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8DD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1

Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#447228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#809CDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BA0D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B897A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.3 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3 Orchid · ΔE 24.7 Violet · ΔE 26.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4 Thistle · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9D78D

Analogous#968DD7, #D78DCE

Triadic#D7BB8D, #8DD7BB

Split complementary#CED78D, #8DD796

Tetradic#D7968D, #A9D78D, #8DCED7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#E8D9F1

Lighter +10%#D2B3E4

Darker −10%#A467CA

Darker −20%#8E42BC

Darker −30%#713596

Darker −40%#552771

More saturated +25%#C07AEA

Less saturated −25%#B6A0C4

Channel breakdown

R187

G141

B215

Red187 (73.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue277.3°

Saturation (HSL)48.05%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 8D · B D7

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