Recognised as Colour
#BBADDA
- #BBADDA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BBADDA is a violet with RGB values 187, 173, 218 and HSL 259°, 38%, 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
#BBADDA#BBADDA
HEX#BBADDA
RGBrgb(187, 173, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6784, 0.8549
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(258.7, 37.8%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.7, 20.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK14.2%, 20.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,738
CSS custom property--colour: #BBADDA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#445225
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCDAAD
Analogous#ADB6DA, #D2ADDA
Triadic#DABBAD, #ADDABB
Split complementary#DAD1AD, #B6DAAD
Tetradic#DAADB6, #CCDAAD, #ADDAD1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G173
B218
Red187 (73.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue258.67°
Saturation (HSL)37.82%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G AD · B DA
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