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Recognised as Colour

#B086CE

  • #B086CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B086CE is a violet with RGB values 176, 134, 206 and HSL 275°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B086CE#B086CE
HEX#B086CE
RGBrgb(176, 134, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5255, 0.8078
RGB percentages69%, 52.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(275, 42.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275, 35%, 80.8%)
CMYK14.6%, 35%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,568,846
CSS custom property--colour: #B086CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#4F7931

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7995D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#8297CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#AD90A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Orchid · ΔE 26Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2Violet · ΔE 28.4Slate blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4CE86
Analogous#8C86CE, #CE86C8
Triadic#CEB086, #86CEB0
Split complementary#C8CE86, #86CE8C
Tetradic#CE8C86, #A4CE86, #86C8CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F3FA
Lighter +20%#DFCFEB
Lighter +10%#C8AADD
Darker −10%#9862BF
Darker −20%#7F45A9
Darker −30%#643685
Darker −40%#492761
More saturated +25%#B471E3
Less saturated −25%#AC9BB9

Channel breakdown

R176
G134
B206
Red176 (69%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue275°
Saturation (HSL)42.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 86 · B CE

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