Colour
#BB8DDE
- #BB8DDE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BB8DDE is a violet with RGB values 187, 141, 222 and HSL 274°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BB8DDE#BB8DDE
HEX#BB8DDE
RGBrgb(187, 141, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5529, 0.8706
RGB percentages73.3%, 55.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(274.1, 55.1%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.1, 36.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK15.8%, 36.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,291,550
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8DDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 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#9D9D9D
Inverted#447221
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#B0DE8D
Analogous#938DDE, #DE8DD8
Triadic#DEBB8D, #8DDEBB
Split complementary#D8DE8D, #8DDE92
Tetradic#DE928D, #B0DE8D, #8DD8DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G141
B222
Red187 (73.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue274.07°
Saturation (HSL)55.1%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 8D · B DE
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