Recognised as Colour

#BB93D8

#BB93D8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB93D8 is a violet with RGB values 187, 147, 216 and HSL 275°, 47%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BB93D8

RGBrgb(187, 147, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5765, 0.8471

RGB percentages73.3%, 57.6%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(274.8, 46.9%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.8, 31.9%, 84.7%)

CMYK13.4%, 31.9%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,293,080

CSS custom property--colour: #BB93D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#446C27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87A1DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A3D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B89CACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.1 Medium purple · ΔE 25.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5 Orchid · ΔE 28.2 Thistle · ΔE 28.3 Violet · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B0D893

Analogous#9993D8, #D893D2

Triadic#D8BB93, #93D8BB

Split complementary#D3D893, #93D899

Tetradic#D89993, #B0D893, #93D2D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EADEF3

Lighter +10%#D3B8E6

Darker −10%#A36ECA

Darker −20%#8C48BD

Darker −30%#71389A

Darker −40%#552A75

More saturated +25%#BE81EA

Less saturated −25%#B8A5C6

Channel breakdown

R187

G147

B216

Red187 (73.3%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue274.78°

Saturation (HSL)46.94%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 93 · B D8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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