Colour

#BB9CD7

#BB9CD7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BB9CD7 is a violet with RGB values 187, 156, 215 and HSL 272°, 42%, 73%. 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#BB9CD7

RGBrgb(187, 156, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6118, 0.8431

RGB percentages73.3%, 61.2%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(271.5, 42.4%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.5, 27.4%, 84.3%)

CMYK13%, 27.4%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,295,383

CSS custom property--colour: #BB9CD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#446328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92A7D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#98A9D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B8A4B1no 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 text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.5 Thistle · ΔE 22 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9 Medium purple · ΔE 31.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8D79C

Analogous#9D9CD7, #D79CD6

Triadic#D7BB9C, #9CD7BB

Split complementary#D6D79C, #9CD79D

Tetradic#D79D9C, #B8D79C, #9CD6D7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDE5F4

Lighter +10%#D4C0E6

Darker −10%#A278C8

Darker −20%#8953BA

Darker −30%#6F3F9B

Darker −40%#553077

More saturated +25%#BC8BE8

Less saturated −25%#BAADC6

Channel breakdown

R187

G156

B215

Red187 (73.3%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue271.53°

Saturation (HSL)42.45%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G 9C · B D7

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Colour values

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