Colour
#BBAACD
- #BBAACD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BBAACD is a violet with RGB values 187, 170, 205 and HSL 269°, 26%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BBAACD#BBAACD
HEX#BBAACD
RGBrgb(187, 170, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6667, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.3%, 66.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(269.1, 25.9%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 17.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK8.8%, 17.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,298,957
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAACD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#445532
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCCDAA
Analogous#AAABCD, #CDAACD
Triadic#CDBBAA, #AACDBB
Split complementary#CDCDAA, #ABCDAA
Tetradic#CDAAAB, #BCCDAA, #AACDCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G170
B205
Red187 (73.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue269.14°
Saturation (HSL)25.93%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G AA · B CD
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