Colour
#BBA8CE
- #BBA8CE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BBA8CE is a violet with RGB values 187, 168, 206 and HSL 270°, 28%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BBA8CE#BBA8CE
HEX#BBA8CE
RGBrgb(187, 168, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6588, 0.8078
RGB percentages73.3%, 65.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(270, 27.9%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 18.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK9.2%, 18.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,446
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA8CE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#445731
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBCEA8
Analogous#A8A8CE, #CEA8CE
Triadic#CEBBA8, #A8CEBB
Split complementary#CECEA8, #A8CEA8
Tetradic#CEA8A8, #BBCEA8, #A8CECE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G168
B206
Red187 (73.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)27.94%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G A8 · B CE
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