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Recognised as Colour

#B08DBD

  • #B08DBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B08DBD is a violet with RGB values 176, 141, 189 and HSL 284°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B08DBD#B08DBD
HEX#B08DBD
RGBrgb(176, 141, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5529, 0.7412
RGB percentages69%, 55.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(283.7, 26.7%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 25.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK6.9%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,570,621
CSS custom property--colour: #B08DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4F7242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8797BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9ABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B0929Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Rosy brown · ΔE 27Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ABD8D
Analogous#988DBD, #BD8DB2
Triadic#BDB08D, #8DBDB0
Split complementary#B2BD8D, #8DBD98
Tetradic#BD988D, #9ABD8D, #8DB2BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EEF5
Lighter +20%#DDCEE2
Lighter +10%#C6ADD0
Darker −10%#9A6DAA
Darker −20%#805490
Darker −30%#634170
Darker −40%#472E50
More saturated +25%#BA76D3
Less saturated −25%#A6A3A6

Channel breakdown

R176
G141
B189
Red176 (69%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue283.75°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 8D · B BD

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