Colour
#BB8DD8
- #BB8DD8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BB8DD8 is a violet with RGB values 187, 141, 216 and HSL 277°, 49%, 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
#BB8DD8#BB8DD8
HEX#BB8DD8
RGBrgb(187, 141, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5529, 0.8471
RGB percentages73.3%, 55.3%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(276.8, 49%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.8, 34.7%, 84.7%)
CMYK13.4%, 34.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,291,544
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8DD8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#447227
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAD88D
Analogous#958DD8, #D88DD0
Triadic#D8BB8D, #8DD8BB
Split complementary#D0D88D, #8DD896
Tetradic#D8968D, #AAD88D, #8DD0D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G141
B216
Red187 (73.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue276.8°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 8D · B D8
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