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Recognised as Colour

#B08DCD

  • #B08DCD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B08DCD is a violet with RGB values 176, 141, 205 and HSL 273°, 39%, 68%. 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

#B08DCD#B08DCD
HEX#B08DCD
RGBrgb(176, 141, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5529, 0.8039
RGB percentages69%, 55.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(272.8, 39%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.8, 31.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK14.1%, 31.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,570,637
CSS custom property--colour: #B08DCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4F7232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8299D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#899BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AD96A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7Thistle · ΔE 27.6Orchid · ΔE 30.6Steel blue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AACD8D
Analogous#908DCD, #CD8DCA
Triadic#CDB08D, #8DCDB0
Split complementary#CACD8D, #8DCD90
Tetradic#CD908D, #AACD8D, #8DCACD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF7FC
Lighter +20%#E1D4EC
Lighter +10%#C9B0DD
Darker −10%#976ABD
Darker −20%#7E4AAA
Darker −30%#643B86
Darker −40%#4A2B63
More saturated +25%#B279E2
Less saturated −25%#AEA2B9

Channel breakdown

R176
G141
B205
Red176 (69%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue272.81°
Saturation (HSL)39.02%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 8D · B CD

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