Colour
#BBADC9
- #BBADC9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BBADC9 is a violet with RGB values 187, 173, 201 and HSL 270°, 21%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BBADC9#BBADC9
HEX#BBADC9
RGBrgb(187, 173, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6784, 0.7882
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(270, 20.6%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 13.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK7%, 13.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,721
CSS custom property--colour: #BBADC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#445236
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 text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBC9AD
Analogous#ADADC9, #C9ADC9
Triadic#C9BBAD, #ADC9BB
Split complementary#C9C9AD, #ADC9AD
Tetradic#C9ADAD, #BBC9AD, #ADC9C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G173
B201
Red187 (73.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)20.59%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G AD · B C9
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