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Colour

#BBA0FF

  • #BBA0FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BBA0FF is a violet with RGB values 187, 160, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BBA0FF#BBA0FF
HEX#BBA0FF
RGBrgb(187, 160, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6275, 1
RGB percentages73.3%, 62.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.1, 100%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 37.3%, 100%)
CMYK26.7%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,296,447
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#445F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BAEFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#ADB0C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Plum · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Violet · ΔE 27.9Orchid · ΔE 28.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4FFA0
Analogous#A0B5FF, #EAA0FF
Triadic#FFBBA0, #A0FFBB
Split complementary#FFEAA0, #B5FFA0
Tetradic#FFA0B5, #E4FFA0, #A0FFEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0D3FF
Darker −10%#966DFF
Darker −20%#723AFF
Darker −30%#4D07FF
Darker −40%#3C00D3
More saturated +25%#BBA0FF
Less saturated −25%#C0ACF3

Channel breakdown

R187
G160
B255
Red187 (73.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G A0 · B FF

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