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Recognised as Colour

#B09BDF

  • #B09BDF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B09BDF is a violet with RGB values 176, 155, 223 and HSL 259°, 52%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B09BDF#B09BDF
HEX#B09BDF
RGBrgb(176, 155, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6078, 0.8745
RGB percentages69%, 60.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(258.5, 51.5%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 30.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK21.1%, 30.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,574,239
CSS custom property--colour: #B09BDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4F6420

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA6E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA5DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A7A6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Thistle · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 29.9Light steelblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CADF9B
Analogous#9BA8DF, #D29BDF
Triadic#DFB09B, #9BDFB0
Split complementary#DFD29B, #A8DF9B
Tetradic#DF9BA8, #CADF9B, #9BDFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE8F8
Lighter +10%#CFC2EB
Darker −10%#9174D3
Darker −20%#734EC6
Darker −30%#5A37AA
Darker −40%#462A84
More saturated +25%#AA8BF0
Less saturated −25%#B6ABCF

Channel breakdown

R176
G155
B223
Red176 (69%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue258.53°
Saturation (HSL)51.52%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 9B · B DF

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