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Colour

#BBA8DF

  • #BBA8DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BBA8DF is a violet with RGB values 187, 168, 223 and HSL 261°, 46%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBA8DF#BBA8DF
HEX#BBA8DF
RGBrgb(187, 168, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6588, 0.8745
RGB percentages73.3%, 65.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(260.7, 46.2%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 24.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK16.1%, 24.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,463
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA8DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#445720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB1E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B1DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B5B0BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.3Thistle · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5Lavender · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCDFA8
Analogous#A8B0DF, #D6A8DF
Triadic#DFBBA8, #A8DFBB
Split complementary#DFD6A8, #B0DFA8
Tetradic#DFA8B0, #CCDFA8, #A8DFD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F3FA
Lighter +10%#D8CDED
Darker −10%#9E83D1
Darker −20%#815DC4
Darker −30%#6640AE
Darker −40%#503289
More saturated +25%#B699EE
Less saturated −25%#C0B7D0

Channel breakdown

R187
G168
B223
Red187 (73.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue260.73°
Saturation (HSL)46.22%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G A8 · B DF

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