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Colour

#BB98E2

  • #BB98E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BB98E2 is a violet with RGB values 187, 152, 226 and HSL 268°, 56%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB98E2#BB98E2
HEX#BB98E2
RGBrgb(187, 152, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5961, 0.8863
RGB percentages73.3%, 59.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(268.4, 56.1%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 32.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK17.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,294,370
CSS custom property--colour: #BB98E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#44671D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A6E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A7E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B5A3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 24Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Orchid · ΔE 28.7Violet · ΔE 29.5Thistle · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFE298
Analogous#989AE2, #E098E2
Triadic#E2BB98, #98E2BB
Split complementary#E2E098, #9AE298
Tetradic#E2989A, #BFE298, #98E2E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0E8F8
Lighter +10%#D5C0ED
Darker −10%#A170D7
Darker −20%#8648CC
Darker −30%#6D31B0
Darker −40%#542688
More saturated +25%#BA88F3
Less saturated −25%#BCA9D2

Channel breakdown

R187
G152
B226
Red187 (73.3%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue268.38°
Saturation (HSL)56.06%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 98 · B E2

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