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Recognised as Colour

#BB9BD3

  • #BB9BD3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BB9BD3 is a violet with RGB values 187, 155, 211 and HSL 274°, 39%, 72%. 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

#BB9BD3#BB9BD3
HEX#BB9BD3
RGBrgb(187, 155, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6078, 0.8275
RGB percentages73.3%, 60.8%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(274.3, 38.9%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 26.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK11.4%, 26.5%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,295,123
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9BD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#44642C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A6D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A8D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B9A2AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.5Thistle · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30.5Pink · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3D39B
Analogous#9F9BD3, #D39BCF
Triadic#D3BB9B, #9BD3BB
Split complementary#CFD39B, #9BD39F
Tetradic#D39F9B, #B3D39B, #9BCFD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE2F2
Lighter +10%#D3BEE3
Darker −10%#A378C3
Darker −20%#8B54B4
Darker −30%#704194
Darker −40%#553170
More saturated +25%#BE89E5
Less saturated −25%#B8ADC1

Channel breakdown

R187
G155
B211
Red187 (73.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue274.29°
Saturation (HSL)38.89%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 9B · B D3

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