Colour

#B09ADD

#B09ADD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B09ADD is a violet with RGB values 176, 154, 221 and HSL 260°, 50%, 74%. 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

#B09ADD#B09ADD

HEX#B09ADD

RGBrgb(176, 154, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6039, 0.8667

RGB percentages69%, 60.4%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(259.7, 49.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 30.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK20.4%, 30.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,573,981

CSS custom property--colour: #B09ADD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#4F6522

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BA5E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FA4DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A8A4B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7 Thistle · ΔE 26.5 Medium purple · ΔE 27.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.8 Steel blue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7DD9A

Analogous#9AA5DD, #D29ADD

Triadic#DDB09A, #9ADDB0

Split complementary#DDD29A, #A6DD9A

Tetradic#DD9AA5, #C7DD9A, #9ADDD2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECE6F7

Lighter +10%#CEC0EA

Darker −10%#9274D0

Darker −20%#744EC3

Darker −30%#5C38A6

Darker −40%#472B80

More saturated +25%#AA89EE

Less saturated −25%#B6ABCC

Channel breakdown

R176

G154

B221

Red176 (69%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue259.7°

Saturation (HSL)49.63%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G 9A · B DD

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Colour values

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