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Recognised as Colour

#BBAFCD

  • #BBAFCD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BBAFCD is a violet with RGB values 187, 175, 205 and HSL 264°, 23%, 75%. 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

#BBAFCD#BBAFCD
HEX#BBAFCD
RGBrgb(187, 175, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6863, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.3%, 68.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(264, 23.1%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 14.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK8.8%, 14.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,300,237
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#445032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB4CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACB4CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B8B3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.7Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5Dark grey · ΔE 17.4Silver · ΔE 17.5Lavender · ΔE 20Light grey · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1CDAF
Analogous#AFB2CD, #CAAFCD
Triadic#CDBBAF, #AFCDBB
Split complementary#CDCAAF, #B2CDAF
Tetradic#CDAFB2, #C1CDAF, #AFCDCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EEF4
Lighter +10%#D6CEE1
Darker −10%#A090B9
Darker −20%#8670A6
Darker −30%#6C578C
Darker −40%#54446C
More saturated +25%#B89FDD
Less saturated −25%#BEBEBE

Channel breakdown

R187
G175
B205
Red187 (73.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G AF · B CD

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