Colour
#BBABDC
- #BBABDC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BBABDC is a violet with RGB values 187, 171, 220 and HSL 260°, 41%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BBABDC#BBABDC
HEX#BBABDC
RGBrgb(187, 171, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6706, 0.8627
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(259.6, 41.2%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 22.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK15%, 22.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,228
CSS custom property--colour: #BBABDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#445423
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCDCAB
Analogous#ABB3DC, #D3ABDC
Triadic#DCBBAB, #ABDCBB
Split complementary#DCD3AB, #B3DCAB
Tetradic#DCABB3, #CCDCAB, #ABDCD3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G171
B220
Red187 (73.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue259.59°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G AB · B DC
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