Colour
#BBACDD
- #BBACDD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BBACDD is a violet with RGB values 187, 172, 221 and HSL 258°, 42%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BBACDD#BBACDD
HEX#BBACDD
RGBrgb(187, 172, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6745, 0.8667
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(258.4, 41.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 22.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK15.4%, 22.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,485
CSS custom property--colour: #BBACDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#445322
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEDDAC
Analogous#ACB6DD, #D3ACDD
Triadic#DDBBAC, #ACDDBB
Split complementary#DDD3AC, #B6DDAC
Tetradic#DDACB6, #CEDDAC, #ACDDD3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G172
B221
Red187 (73.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue258.37°
Saturation (HSL)41.88%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G AC · B DD
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