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Colour

#BBB3FF

  • #BBB3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#BBB3FF is a blue with RGB values 187, 179, 255 and HSL 246°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BBB3FF#BBB3FF
HEX#BBB3FF
RGBrgb(187, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages73.3%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(246.3, 100%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 29.8%, 100%)
CMYK26.7%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,301,311
CSS custom property--colour: #BBB3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#444C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EBAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ACC0CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Thistle · ΔE 28.2Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.8Light skyblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7FFB3
Analogous#B3D1FF, #E1B3FF
Triadic#FFBBB3, #B3FFBB
Split complementary#FFE1B3, #D1FFB3
Tetradic#FFB3D1, #F7FFB3, #B3FFE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9E6FF
Darker −10%#8D80FF
Darker −20%#604DFF
Darker −30%#321AFF
Darker −40%#1800E6
More saturated +25%#BBB3FF
Less saturated −25%#C2BCF5

Channel breakdown

R187
G179
B255
Red187 (73.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue246.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G B3 · B FF

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