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Colour

#BB99CC

  • #BB99CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BB99CC is a violet with RGB values 187, 153, 204 and HSL 280°, 33%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB99CC#BB99CC
HEX#BB99CC
HEX (short)#B9C
RGBrgb(187, 153, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6, 0.8
RGB percentages73.3%, 60%, 80%
HSLhsl(280, 33.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 25%, 80%)
CMYK8.3%, 25%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,294,604
CSS custom property--colour: #BB99CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#446633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A3CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A6CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BA9FABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12Thistle · ΔE 19.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3Rosy brown · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Pink · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AACC99
Analogous#A299CC, #CC99C3
Triadic#CCBB99, #99CCBB
Split complementary#C4CC99, #99CCA1
Tetradic#CCA199, #AACC99, #99C4CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8DDEE
Lighter +10%#D2BBDD
Darker −10%#A477BB
Darker −20%#8E55AA
Darker −30%#714488
Darker −40%#553366
More saturated +25%#C186DF
Less saturated −25%#B5ACB9

Channel breakdown

R187
G153
B204
Red187 (73.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 99 · B CC

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