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Recognised as Colour

#BB9ECD

  • #BB9ECD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BB9ECD is a violet with RGB values 187, 158, 205 and HSL 277°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BB9ECD#BB9ECD
HEX#BB9ECD
RGBrgb(187, 158, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6196, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.3%, 62%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(277, 32%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277, 22.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK8.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,295,885
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#446132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A7CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA9CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BAA4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14Thistle · ΔE 16.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Rosy brown · ΔE 27.3Dark grey · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0CD9E
Analogous#A39ECD, #CD9EC7
Triadic#CDBB9E, #9ECDBB
Split complementary#C8CD9E, #9ECDA3
Tetradic#CDA39E, #B0CD9E, #9EC8CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE1F0
Lighter +10%#D3C0DE
Darker −10%#A37CBC
Darker −20%#8C5BAA
Darker −30%#71478B
Darker −40%#553669
More saturated +25%#BF8CDF
Less saturated −25%#B7B0BB

Channel breakdown

R187
G158
B205
Red187 (73.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue277.02°
Saturation (HSL)31.97%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G 9E · B CD

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