Colour
#BB8ECC
- #BB8ECC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BB8ECC is a violet with RGB values 187, 142, 204 and HSL 284°, 38%, 68%. 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
#BB8ECC#BB8ECC
HEX#BB8ECC
RGBrgb(187, 142, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5569, 0.8
RGB percentages73.3%, 55.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(283.5, 37.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.5, 30.4%, 80%)
CMYK8.3%, 30.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,291,788
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8ECC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#447133
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FCC8E
Analogous#9C8ECC, #CC8EBE
Triadic#CCBB8E, #8ECCBB
Split complementary#BECC8E, #8ECC9C
Tetradic#CC9C8E, #9FCC8E, #8EBECC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G142
B204
Red187 (73.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue283.55°
Saturation (HSL)37.8%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 8E · B CC
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