Colour

#BB8DDB

#BB8DDB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB8DDB is a violet with RGB values 187, 141, 219 and HSL 275°, 52%, 71%. 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#BB8DDB

RGBrgb(187, 141, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5529, 0.8588

RGB percentages73.3%, 55.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(275.4, 52%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 35.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK14.6%, 35.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,291,547

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8DDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#447224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F9DDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#89A0D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#B898AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.7 Medium purple · ΔE 20.5 Orchid · ΔE 23.7 Violet · ΔE 25.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9 Slate blue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADDB8D

Analogous#948DDB, #DB8DD4

Triadic#DBBB8D, #8DDBBB

Split complementary#D4DB8D, #8DDB94

Tetradic#DB948D, #ADDB8D, #8DD4DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9DBF3

Lighter +10%#D2B4E7

Darker −10%#A466CF

Darker −20%#8D3FC3

Darker −30%#71329D

Darker −40%#552577

More saturated +25%#BE7AEE

Less saturated −25%#B8A0C8

Channel breakdown

R187

G141

B219

Red187 (73.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue275.38°

Saturation (HSL)52%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 8D · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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