Recognised as Colour

#BB9BD5

#BB9BD5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB9BD5 is a violet with RGB values 187, 155, 213 and HSL 273°, 41%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BB9BD5

RGBrgb(187, 155, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6078, 0.8353

RGB percentages73.3%, 60.8%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(273.1, 40.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 27.2%, 83.5%)

CMYK12.2%, 27.2%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,295,125

CSS custom property--colour: #BB9BD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1

Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#44642A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91A6D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#98A8D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B8A3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 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 text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.4 Thistle · ΔE 21.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.3 Medium purple · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5D59B

Analogous#9E9BD5, #D59BD2

Triadic#D5BB9B, #9BD5BB

Split complementary#D2D59B, #9BD59E

Tetradic#D59E9B, #B5D59B, #9BD2D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECE3F3

Lighter +10%#D3BFE4

Darker −10%#A377C6

Darker −20%#8A53B7

Darker −30%#704097

Darker −40%#553173

More saturated +25%#BD89E7

Less saturated −25%#B9ADC3

Channel breakdown

R187

G155

B213

Red187 (73.3%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue273.1°

Saturation (HSL)40.85%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 9B · B D5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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