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Recognised as Colour

#B09CD7

  • #B09CD7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B09CD7 is a violet with RGB values 176, 156, 215 and HSL 260°, 42%, 73%. 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

#B09CD7#B09CD7
HEX#B09CD7
RGBrgb(176, 156, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6118, 0.8431
RGB percentages69%, 61.2%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(260.3, 42.4%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 27.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK18.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,574,487
CSS custom property--colour: #B09CD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4F6328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A5D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A5D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A5B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.4Thistle · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3D79C
Analogous#9CA6D7, #CE9CD7
Triadic#D7B09C, #9CD7B0
Split complementary#D7CE9C, #A6D79C
Tetradic#D79CA6, #C3D79C, #9CD7CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE5F4
Lighter +10%#CDC0E6
Darker −10%#9378C8
Darker −20%#7653BA
Darker −30%#5E3F9B
Darker −40%#483077
More saturated +25%#AA8BE8
Less saturated −25%#B6ADC6

Channel breakdown

R176
G156
B215
Red176 (69%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue260.34°
Saturation (HSL)42.45%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 9C · B D7

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