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Recognised as Colour

#B08BD5

  • #B08BD5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B08BD5 is a violet with RGB values 176, 139, 213 and HSL 270°, 47%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B08BD5#B08BD5
HEX#B08BD5
RGBrgb(176, 139, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5451, 0.8353
RGB percentages69%, 54.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(270, 46.8%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 34.7%, 83.5%)
CMYK17.4%, 34.7%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,570,133
CSS custom property--colour: #B08BD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4F742A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C99D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#849BD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AB96A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2Orchid · ΔE 27.1Violet · ΔE 29Slate blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0D58B
Analogous#8B8BD5, #D58BD5
Triadic#D5B08B, #8BD5B0
Split complementary#D5D58B, #8BD58B
Tetradic#D58B8B, #B0D58B, #8BD5D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFE
Lighter +20%#E3D6F0
Lighter +10%#CAB0E3
Darker −10%#9766C7
Darker −20%#7D42B8
Darker −30%#633592
Darker −40%#4A276D
More saturated +25%#B077E9
Less saturated −25%#B09FC1

Channel breakdown

R176
G139
B213
Red176 (69%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)46.84%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 8B · B D5

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