Recognised as Colour
#BB8ED4
- #BB8ED4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BB8ED4 is a violet with RGB values 187, 142, 212 and HSL 279°, 45%, 69%. 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
#BB8ED4#BB8ED4
HEX#BB8ED4
RGBrgb(187, 142, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5569, 0.8314
RGB percentages73.3%, 55.7%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(278.6, 44.9%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 33%, 83.1%)
CMYK11.8%, 33%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,291,796
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8ED4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#44712B
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 text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7D48E
Analogous#988ED4, #D48ECA
Triadic#D4BB8E, #8ED4BB
Split complementary#CAD48E, #8ED498
Tetradic#D4988E, #A7D48E, #8ECAD4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G142
B212
Red187 (73.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue278.57°
Saturation (HSL)44.87%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 8E · B D4
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