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Recognised as Colour

#BBA6FD

  • #BBA6FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BBA6FD is a blue with RGB values 187, 166, 253 and HSL 254°, 96%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBA6FD#BBA6FD
HEX#BBA6FD
RGBrgb(187, 166, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.651, 0.9922
RGB percentages73.3%, 65.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(254.5, 95.6%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 34.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK26.1%, 34.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,297,981
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA6FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#445902

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#92B1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ADB5C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.8Violet · ΔE 31.1Orchid · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8FDA6
Analogous#A6BCFD, #E6A6FD
Triadic#FDBBA6, #A6FDBB
Split complementary#FDE6A6, #BCFDA6
Tetradic#FDA6BC, #E8FDA6, #A6FDE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E1D8FE
Darker −10%#9574FC
Darker −20%#6F42FB
Darker −30%#4910FA
Darker −40%#3605D2
More saturated +25%#BAA4FF
Less saturated −25%#C1B1F2

Channel breakdown

R187
G166
B253
Red187 (73.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue254.48°
Saturation (HSL)95.6%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G A6 · B FD

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