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Recognised as Colour

#BBA3E5

  • #BBA3E5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BBA3E5 is a violet with RGB values 187, 163, 229 and HSL 262°, 56%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBA3E5#BBA3E5
HEX#BBA3E5
RGBrgb(187, 163, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6392, 0.898
RGB percentages73.3%, 63.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(261.8, 55.9%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 28.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK18.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,297,189
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA3E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#445C1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95AEE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#99AEE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B4ADBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.6Thistle · ΔE 24.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.8Steel blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDE5A3
Analogous#A3ACE5, #DCA3E5
Triadic#E5BBA3, #A3E5BB
Split complementary#E5DCA3, #ACE5A3
Tetradic#E5A3AC, #CDE5A3, #A3E5DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F3FB
Lighter +10%#D8CBF0
Darker −10%#9E7BDA
Darker −20%#8053CF
Darker −30%#6535BA
Darker −40%#502993
More saturated +25%#B794F4
Less saturated −25%#BFB2D6

Channel breakdown

R187
G163
B229
Red187 (73.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)55.93%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G A3 · B E5

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