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Recognised as Colour

#BBA1E6

  • #BBA1E6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BBA1E6 is a violet with RGB values 187, 161, 230 and HSL 263°, 58%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBA1E6#BBA1E6
HEX#BBA1E6
RGBrgb(187, 161, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6314, 0.902
RGB percentages73.3%, 63.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(262.6, 58%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 30%, 90.2%)
CMYK18.7%, 30%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,296,678
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA1E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#445E19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92ADE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#97ADE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B4ABBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Thistle · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Light steelblue · ΔE 30.2Steel blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCE6A1
Analogous#A1AAE6, #DDA1E6
Triadic#E6BBA1, #A1E6BB
Split complementary#E6DDA1, #AAE6A1
Tetradic#E6A1AA, #CCE6A1, #A1E6DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F2FB
Lighter +10%#D8C9F1
Darker −10%#9E79DB
Darker −20%#8150D1
Darker −30%#6632BC
Darker −40%#502794
More saturated +25%#B792F5
Less saturated −25%#BFB0D7

Channel breakdown

R187
G161
B230
Red187 (73.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue262.61°
Saturation (HSL)57.98%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G A1 · B E6

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