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Colour

#BB91C9

  • #BB91C9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BB91C9 is a violet with RGB values 187, 145, 201 and HSL 285°, 34%, 68%. 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

#BB91C9#BB91C9
HEX#BB91C9
RGBrgb(187, 145, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5686, 0.7882
RGB percentages73.3%, 56.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(285, 34.1%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 27.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK7%, 27.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,292,553
CSS custom property--colour: #BB91C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#446E36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9DCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A1C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BB97A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.2Thistle · ΔE 23.4Rosy brown · ΔE 30.8Light steelblue · ΔE 30.9Pale violetred · ΔE 30.9Medium purple · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FC991
Analogous#9F91C9, #C991BB
Triadic#C9BB91, #91C9BB
Split complementary#BBC991, #91C99F
Tetradic#C99F91, #9FC991, #91BBC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8FB
Lighter +20%#E5D5EB
Lighter +10%#D0B3DA
Darker −10%#A66FB8
Darker −20%#8F50A4
Darker −30%#714081
Darker −40%#532F5F
More saturated +25%#C57DDE
Less saturated −25%#B1A6B5

Channel breakdown

R187
G145
B201
Red187 (73.3%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)34.15%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 91 · B C9

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