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Colour

#BBABE6

  • #BBABE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BBABE6 is a violet with RGB values 187, 171, 230 and HSL 256°, 54%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBABE6#BBABE6
HEX#BBABE6
RGBrgb(187, 171, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6706, 0.902
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(256.3, 54.1%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.3, 25.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK18.7%, 25.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,238
CSS custom property--colour: #BBABE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#445419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB4E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B3E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#B3B4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29.1Lavender · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6E6AB
Analogous#ABB8E6, #D9ABE6
Triadic#E6BBAB, #ABE6BB
Split complementary#E6D9AB, #B8E6AB
Tetradic#E6ABB8, #D6E6AB, #ABE6D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFAFD
Lighter +10%#DBD2F2
Darker −10%#9B84DA
Darker −20%#7B5CCF
Darker −30%#5D39BF
Darker −40%#4A2D98
More saturated +25%#B59DF4
Less saturated −25%#C1B9D8

Channel breakdown

R187
G171
B230
Red187 (73.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue256.27°
Saturation (HSL)54.13%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G AB · B E6

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