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Recognised as Colour

#BBA9E4

  • #BBA9E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BBA9E4 is a violet with RGB values 187, 169, 228 and HSL 258°, 52%, 78%. 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

#BBA9E4#BBA9E4
HEX#BBA9E4
RGBrgb(187, 169, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6627, 0.8941
RGB percentages73.3%, 66.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(258.3, 52.2%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 25.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK18%, 25.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,724
CSS custom property--colour: #BBA9E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#44561B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB2E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB2E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B4B2BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.3Thistle · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26Lavender · ΔE 29.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2E4A9
Analogous#A9B4E4, #D9A9E4
Triadic#E4BBA9, #A9E4BB
Split complementary#E4D9A9, #B4E4A9
Tetradic#E4A9B4, #D2E4A9, #A9E4D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F7FC
Lighter +10%#DAD0F0
Darker −10%#9C82D8
Darker −20%#7E5BCC
Darker −30%#613ABA
Darker −40%#4D2E93
More saturated +25%#B59BF2
Less saturated −25%#C1B7D6

Channel breakdown

R187
G169
B228
Red187 (73.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue258.31°
Saturation (HSL)52.21%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G A9 · B E4

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