Recognised as Colour
#BB8EDF
- #BB8EDF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BB8EDF is a violet with RGB values 187, 142, 223 and HSL 273°, 56%, 72%. 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
#BB8EDF#BB8EDF
HEX#BB8EDF
RGBrgb(187, 142, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5569, 0.8745
RGB percentages73.3%, 55.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(273.3, 55.9%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 36.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK16.1%, 36.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,291,807
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8EDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#447120
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2DF8E
Analogous#928EDF, #DF8EDB
Triadic#DFBB8E, #8EDFBB
Split complementary#DBDF8E, #8EDF92
Tetradic#DF928E, #B2DF8E, #8EDBDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G142
B223
Red187 (73.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue273.33°
Saturation (HSL)55.86%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 8E · B DF
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