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Colour

#B091EF

  • #B091EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B091EF is a violet with RGB values 176, 145, 239 and HSL 260°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B091EF#B091EF
HEX#B091EF
RGBrgb(176, 145, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5686, 0.9373
RGB percentages69%, 56.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(259.8, 74.6%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 39.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK26.4%, 39.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,571,695
CSS custom property--colour: #B091EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#4F6E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A1F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA0EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A4A1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Plum · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Orchid · ΔE 26.1Violet · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0EF91
Analogous#91A1EF, #DF91EF
Triadic#EFB091, #91EFB0
Split complementary#EFDF91, #A1EF91
Tetradic#EF91A1, #D0EF91, #91EFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EAFC
Lighter +10%#D0BEF5
Darker −10%#9064E9
Darker −20%#7038E2
Darker −30%#561DCA
Darker −40%#43179D
More saturated +25%#AB81FF
Less saturated −25%#B5A1DF

Channel breakdown

R176
G145
B239
Red176 (69%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue259.79°
Saturation (HSL)74.6%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 91 · B EF

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