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Recognised as Colour

#B093CE

  • #B093CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B093CE is a violet with RGB values 176, 147, 206 and HSL 269°, 38%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B093CE#B093CE
HEX#B093CE
RGBrgb(176, 147, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5765, 0.8078
RGB percentages69%, 57.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(269.5, 37.6%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 28.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK14.6%, 28.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,572,174
CSS custom property--colour: #B093CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#4F6C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889ED0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9FCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AC9BA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.7Thistle · ΔE 24.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Light steelblue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.8Steel blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1CE93
Analogous#9394CE, #CD93CE
Triadic#CEB093, #93CEB0
Split complementary#CECD93, #94CE93
Tetradic#CE9394, #B1CE93, #93CECD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#E3D9EE
Lighter +10%#CAB6DE
Darker −10%#9670BE
Darker −20%#7D4EAD
Darker −30%#633E8A
Darker −40%#4A2F66
More saturated +25%#B07FE2
Less saturated −25%#B0A7BA

Channel breakdown

R176
G147
B206
Red176 (69%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue269.49°
Saturation (HSL)37.58%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 93 · B CE

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