Recognised as Colour

#B098E5

#B098E5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B098E5 is a violet with RGB values 176, 152, 229 and HSL 259°, 60%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B098E5

RGBrgb(176, 152, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5961, 0.898

RGB percentages69%, 59.6%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(258.7, 59.7%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.7, 33.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK23.1%, 33.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,573,477

CSS custom property--colour: #B098E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#4F671A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85A5E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#89A4E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A6A5B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Orchid · ΔE 31.1 Thistle · ΔE 31.4 Violet · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CDE598

Analogous#98A7E5, #D798E5

Triadic#E5B098, #98E5B0

Split complementary#E5D798, #A7E598

Tetradic#E598A7, #CDE598, #98E5D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE9FA

Lighter +10%#CFC1EF

Darker −10%#916FDB

Darker −20%#7247D0

Darker −30%#582EB6

Darker −40%#45248D

More saturated +25%#AA88F5

Less saturated −25%#B6A8D5

Channel breakdown

R176

G152

B229

Red176 (69%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue258.7°

Saturation (HSL)59.69%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G 98 · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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