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Recognised as Colour

#BB9DF2

  • #BB9DF2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BB9DF2 is a violet with RGB values 187, 157, 242 and HSL 261°, 77%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB9DF2#BB9DF2
HEX#BB9DF2
RGBrgb(187, 157, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6157, 0.949
RGB percentages73.3%, 61.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(261.2, 76.6%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 35.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK22.7%, 35.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,295,666
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9DF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#44620D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89ACF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EABF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B1ABBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Violet · ΔE 28.4Orchid · ΔE 28.5Slate blue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4F29D
Analogous#9DAAF2, #E59DF2
Triadic#F2BB9D, #9DF2BB
Split complementary#F2E59D, #AAF29D
Tetradic#F29DAA, #D4F29D, #9DF2E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F7FE
Lighter +10%#DACAF8
Darker −10%#9C70EC
Darker −20%#7D43E6
Darker −30%#5F1DD9
Darker −40%#4C17AC
More saturated +25%#B790FF
Less saturated −25%#BFABE4

Channel breakdown

R187
G157
B242
Red187 (73.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue261.18°
Saturation (HSL)76.58%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 9D · B F2

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