Recognised as Colour

#BBA7ED

#BBA7ED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BBA7ED is a violet with RGB values 187, 167, 237 and HSL 257°, 66%, 79%. 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

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HEX#BBA7ED

RGBrgb(187, 167, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6549, 0.9294

RGB percentages73.3%, 65.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(257.1, 66%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 29.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK21.1%, 29.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,298,221

CSS custom property--colour: #BBA7ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1

Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#445812

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97B2F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AB1EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B2B2C0no 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 text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2 Thistle · ΔE 25.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 29 Medium purple · ΔE 29.3 Steel blue · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9EDA7

Analogous#A7B6ED, #DEA7ED

Triadic#EDBBA7, #A7EDBB

Split complementary#EDDEA7, #B6EDA7

Tetradic#EDA7B6, #D9EDA7, #A7EDDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFCFE

Lighter +10%#DCD1F6

Darker −10%#9A7DE4

Darker −20%#7A52DC

Darker −30%#5A2BD0

Darker −40%#4822A6

More saturated +25%#B59AFA

Less saturated −25%#C1B4E0

Channel breakdown

R187

G167

B237

Red187 (73.3%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue257.14°

Saturation (HSL)66.04%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G A7 · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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