Colour
#BB8DD9
- #BB8DD9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BB8DD9 is a violet with RGB values 187, 141, 217 and HSL 276°, 50%, 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
#BB8DD9#BB8DD9
HEX#BB8DD9
RGBrgb(187, 141, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5529, 0.851
RGB percentages73.3%, 55.3%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(276.3, 50%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 35%, 85.1%)
CMYK13.8%, 35%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,291,545
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8DD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#447226
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 text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABD98D
Analogous#958DD9, #D98DD1
Triadic#D9BB8D, #8DD9BB
Split complementary#D1D98D, #8DD995
Tetradic#D9958D, #ABD98D, #8DD1D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G141
B217
Red187 (73.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue276.32°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 8D · B D9
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