Recognised as Colour
#BBABCD
- #BBABCD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BBABCD is a violet with RGB values 187, 171, 205 and HSL 268°, 25%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BBABCD#BBABCD
HEX#BBABCD
RGBrgb(187, 171, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6706, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(268.2, 25.4%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 16.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK8.8%, 16.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,213
CSS custom property--colour: #BBABCD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#445432
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDCDAB
Analogous#ABACCD, #CCABCD
Triadic#CDBBAB, #ABCDBB
Split complementary#CDCCAB, #ACCDAB
Tetradic#CDABAC, #BDCDAB, #ABCDCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G171
B205
Red187 (73.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)25.37%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G AB · B CD
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