Colour

#BBA5FF

#BBA5FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BBA5FF is a blue with RGB values 187, 165, 255 and HSL 255°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBA5FF#BBA5FF

HEX#BBA5FF

RGBrgb(187, 165, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6471, 1

RGB percentages73.3%, 64.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(254.7, 100%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 35.3%, 100%)

CMYK26.7%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,297,727

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#445A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#90B1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#ADB4C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Violet · ΔE 30.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.4 Orchid · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E9FFA5

Analogous#A5BCFF, #E8A5FF

Triadic#FFBBA5, #A5FFBB

Split complementary#FFE8A5, #BCFFA5

Tetradic#FFA5BC, #E9FFA5, #A5FFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E2D8FF

Darker −10%#9472FF

Darker −20%#6E3FFF

Darker −30%#470CFF

Darker −40%#3500D8

More saturated +25%#BBA5FF

Less saturated −25%#C1B0F4

Channel breakdown

R187

G165

B255

Red187 (73.3%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue254.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G A5 · B FF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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