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Colour

#BB91C7

  • #BB91C7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BB91C7 is a violet with RGB values 187, 145, 199 and HSL 287°, 33%, 67%. 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

#BB91C7#BB91C7
HEX#BB91C7
RGBrgb(187, 145, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5686, 0.7804
RGB percentages73.3%, 56.9%, 78%
HSLhsl(286.7, 32.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 27.1%, 78%)
CMYK6%, 27.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,292,551
CSS custom property--colour: #BB91C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#446E38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9DC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A1C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BC97A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.5Thistle · ΔE 22.7Rosy brown · ΔE 29.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30.3Pale violetred · ΔE 30.4Pink · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DC791
Analogous#A091C7, #C791B8
Triadic#C7BB91, #91C7BB
Split complementary#B8C791, #91C7A0
Tetradic#C7A091, #9DC791, #91B8C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF6FB
Lighter +20%#E5D5E9
Lighter +10%#D0B3D8
Darker −10%#A66FB6
Darker −20%#8F52A0
Darker −30%#71407F
Darker −40%#532F5D
More saturated +25%#C77CDC
Less saturated −25%#AFA6B2

Channel breakdown

R187
G145
B199
Red187 (73.3%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)32.53%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 91 · B C7

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