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Recognised as Colour

#BBA7DA

  • #BBA7DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BBA7DA is a violet with RGB values 187, 167, 218 and HSL 264°, 41%, 75%. 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

#BBA7DA#BBA7DA
HEX#BBA7DA
RGBrgb(187, 167, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6549, 0.8549
RGB percentages73.3%, 65.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(263.5, 40.8%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.5, 23.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK14.2%, 23.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,202
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA7DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#445825

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DAFDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B0D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B6AEB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.5Thistle · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Lavender · ΔE 27.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Dark grey · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DAA7
Analogous#A7ADDA, #D4A7DA
Triadic#DABBA7, #A7DABB
Split complementary#DAD4A7, #ADDAA7
Tetradic#DAA7AD, #C6DAA7, #A7DAD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EFF8
Lighter +10%#D7CBE9
Darker −10%#9F83CB
Darker −20%#845FBC
Darker −30%#6A45A3
Darker −40%#53367F
More saturated +25%#B897EA
Less saturated −25%#BEB7CA

Channel breakdown

R187
G167
B218
Red187 (73.3%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue263.53°
Saturation (HSL)40.8%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G A7 · B DA

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