Colour

#B085FF

#B085FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B085FF is a violet with RGB values 176, 133, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B085FF

RGBrgb(176, 133, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5216, 1

RGB percentages69%, 52.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(261.1, 100%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 47.8%, 100%)

CMYK31%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,568,639

CSS custom property--colour: #B085FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#4F7A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#669BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9F9CB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16 Slate blue · ΔE 20 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9 Violet · ΔE 24.1 Royal blue · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D4FF85

Analogous#8597FF, #ED85FF

Triadic#FFB085, #85FFB0

Split complementary#FFED85, #97FF85

Tetradic#FF8597, #D4FF85, #85FFED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2EBFF

Lighter +10%#D1B8FF

Darker −10%#8F52FF

Darker −20%#6E1FFF

Darker −30%#5300EB

Darker −40%#4100B8

More saturated +25%#B085FF

Less saturated −25%#B594F0

Channel breakdown

R176

G133

B255

Red176 (69%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue261.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G 85 · B FF

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Colour values

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