Colour

#BBACF2

#BBACF2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BBACF2 is a blue with RGB values 187, 172, 242 and HSL 253°, 73%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBACF2#BBACF2

HEX#BBACF2

RGBrgb(187, 172, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6745, 0.949

RGB percentages73.3%, 67.5%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(252.9, 72.9%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 28.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK22.7%, 28.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,299,506

CSS custom property--colour: #BBACF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#44530D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BB6F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DB4F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B0B7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7 Thistle · ΔE 25.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9 Medium purple · ΔE 30.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E3F2AC

Analogous#ACC0F2, #DEACF2

Triadic#F2BBAC, #ACF2BB

Split complementary#F2DEAC, #C0F2AC

Tetradic#F2ACC0, #E3F2AC, #ACF2DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DFD8F9

Darker −10%#9780EB

Darker −20%#7354E4

Darker −30%#4F28DD

Darker −40%#3D1CB6

More saturated +25%#B4A0FE

Less saturated −25%#C2B8E6

Channel breakdown

R187

G172

B242

Red187 (73.3%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue252.86°

Saturation (HSL)72.92%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BB · G AC · B F2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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