Colour

#B09AE0

#B09AE0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B09AE0 is a violet with RGB values 176, 154, 224 and HSL 259°, 53%, 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

#B09AE0#B09AE0

HEX#B09AE0

RGBrgb(176, 154, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6039, 0.8784

RGB percentages69%, 60.4%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(258.9, 53%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 31.3%, 87.8%)

CMYK21.4%, 31.3%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,573,984

CSS custom property--colour: #B09AE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#4F651F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8AA5E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DA5DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A7A5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22 Medium purple · ΔE 26.1 Thistle · ΔE 27.9 Steel blue · ΔE 30.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAE09A

Analogous#9AA7E0, #D39AE0

Triadic#E0B09A, #9AE0B0

Split complementary#E0D39A, #A7E09A

Tetradic#E09AA7, #CAE09A, #9AE0D3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDE8F8

Lighter +10%#CFC1EC

Darker −10%#9173D4

Darker −20%#734CC8

Darker −30%#5A35AC

Darker −40%#462985

More saturated +25%#AA8AF1

Less saturated −25%#B6ABD0

Channel breakdown

R176

G154

B224

Red176 (69%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue258.86°

Saturation (HSL)53.03%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G 9A · B E0

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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