Recognised as Colour
#B074BE
- #B074BE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B074BE is a violet with RGB values 176, 116, 190 and HSL 289°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B074BE#B074BE
HEX#B074BE
RGBrgb(176, 116, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4549, 0.7451
RGB percentages69%, 45.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(288.6, 36.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 38.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK7.4%, 38.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,564,222
CSS custom property--colour: #B074BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#4F8B41
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#82BE74
Analogous#8B74BE, #BE74A7
Triadic#BEB074, #74BEB0
Split complementary#A7BE74, #74BE8B
Tetradic#BE8B74, #82BE74, #74A7BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G116
B190
Red176 (69%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue288.65°
Saturation (HSL)36.27%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 74 · B BE
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