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Recognised as Colour

#B08DFA

  • #B08DFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B08DFA is a violet with RGB values 176, 141, 250 and HSL 259°, 92%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B08DFA#B08DFA
HEX#B08DFA
RGBrgb(176, 141, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5529, 0.9804
RGB percentages69%, 55.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(259.3, 91.6%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 43.6%, 98%)
CMYK29.6%, 43.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,570,682
CSS custom property--colour: #B08DFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#4F7205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6CA1FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#739FF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A0A1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 22Violet · ΔE 24.6Orchid · ΔE 25Royal blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7FA8D
Analogous#8DA1FA, #E78DFA
Triadic#FAB08D, #8DFAB0
Split complementary#FAE68D, #A1FA8D
Tetradic#FA8DA1, #D7FA8D, #8DFAE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4EFFE
Lighter +10%#D2BEFC
Darker −10%#8E5CF8
Darker −20%#6C2BF6
Darker −30%#500AE4
Darker −40%#3F08B3
More saturated +25%#AE88FF
Less saturated −25%#B59CEB

Channel breakdown

R176
G141
B250
Red176 (69%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue259.27°
Saturation (HSL)91.6%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 8D · B FA

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