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Recognised as Colour

#BBA5EB

  • #BBA5EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BBA5EB is a violet with RGB values 187, 165, 235 and HSL 259°, 64%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBA5EB#BBA5EB
HEX#BBA5EB
RGBrgb(187, 165, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6471, 0.9216
RGB percentages73.3%, 64.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(258.9, 63.6%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 29.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK20.4%, 29.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,297,707
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA5EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#445A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B0EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B0E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B2B0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Thistle · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.7Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6Steel blue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5EBA5
Analogous#A5B2EB, #DEA5EB
Triadic#EBBBA5, #A5EBBB
Split complementary#EBDEA5, #B2EBA5
Tetradic#EBA5B2, #D5EBA5, #A5EBDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF8FE
Lighter +10%#DBCFF4
Darker −10%#9B7BE2
Darker −20%#7C52D8
Darker −30%#5E2DCA
Darker −40%#4B24A0
More saturated +25%#B697F9
Less saturated −25%#C0B3DD

Channel breakdown

R187
G165
B235
Red187 (73.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue258.86°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G A5 · B EB

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