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Recognised as Colour

#BBA8D1

  • #BBA8D1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BBA8D1 is a violet with RGB values 187, 168, 209 and HSL 268°, 31%, 74%. 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

#BBA8D1#BBA8D1
HEX#BBA8D1
RGBrgb(187, 168, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6588, 0.8196
RGB percentages73.3%, 65.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(267.8, 30.8%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.8, 19.6%, 82%)
CMYK10.5%, 19.6%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,449
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA8D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#44572E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1AFD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B0D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B8ADB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 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 text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Plum · ΔE 18.3Dark grey · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Silver · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BED1A8
Analogous#A8AAD1, #D0A8D1
Triadic#D1BBA8, #A8D1BB
Split complementary#D1D0A8, #AAD1A8
Tetradic#D1A8AA, #BED1A8, #A8D1D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEBF4
Lighter +10%#D5C9E3
Darker −10%#A187BF
Darker −20%#8765AE
Darker −30%#6D4D93
Darker −40%#553C71
More saturated +25%#BA97E2
Less saturated −25%#BCB9C0

Channel breakdown

R187
G168
B209
Red187 (73.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue267.8°
Saturation (HSL)30.83%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G A8 · B D1

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