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Colour

#B090BC

  • #B090BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B090BC is a violet with RGB values 176, 144, 188 and HSL 284°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B090BC#B090BC
HEX#B090BC
RGBrgb(176, 144, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5647, 0.7373
RGB percentages69%, 56.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(283.6, 24.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 23.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK6.4%, 23.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,571,388
CSS custom property--colour: #B090BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#4F6F43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B99BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#919CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B0959Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Rosy brown · ΔE 25.1Light steelblue · ΔE 26Slate grey · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CBC90
Analogous#9A90BC, #BC90B2
Triadic#BCB090, #90BCB0
Split complementary#B2BC90, #90BC9A
Tetradic#BC9A90, #9CBC90, #90B2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EFF6
Lighter +20%#DDD0E2
Lighter +10%#C7B0CF
Darker −10%#9970A9
Darker −20%#80578F
Darker −30%#644370
Darker −40%#473050
More saturated +25%#BA7AD2
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R176
G144
B188
Red176 (69%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)24.72%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 90 · B BC

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