Recognised as Colour

#B084E2

#B084E2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B084E2 is a violet with RGB values 176, 132, 226 and HSL 268°, 62%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B084E2

RGBrgb(176, 132, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5176, 0.8863

RGB percentages69%, 51.8%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(268.1, 61.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.1, 41.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK22.1%, 41.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,568,354

CSS custom property--colour: #B084E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#4F7B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D96E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7798DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A893A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.4 Plum · ΔE 22.5 Violet · ΔE 22.9 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B6E284

Analogous#8487E2, #DF84E2

Triadic#E2B084, #84E2B0

Split complementary#E2DF84, #87E284

Tetradic#E28487, #B6E284, #84E2DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5D7F5

Lighter +10%#CBADEC

Darker −10%#955BD8

Darker −20%#7B31CF

Darker −30%#6227A6

Darker −40%#4A1D7D

More saturated +25%#AF71F5

Less saturated −25%#B197CF

Channel breakdown

R176

G132

B226

Red176 (69%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue268.09°

Saturation (HSL)61.84%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G 84 · B E2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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