Colour

#B09DD7

#B09DD7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B09DD7 is a violet with RGB values 176, 157, 215 and HSL 260°, 42%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B09DD7

RGBrgb(176, 157, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6157, 0.8431

RGB percentages69%, 61.6%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(259.7, 42%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 27%, 84.3%)

CMYK18.1%, 27%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,574,743

CSS custom property--colour: #B09DD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#4F6228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91A6D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A6D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A9A6B1no 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 text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.7 Thistle · ΔE 22 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2 Steel blue · ΔE 28.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4D79D

Analogous#9DA7D7, #CD9DD7

Triadic#D7B09D, #9DD7B0

Split complementary#D7CD9D, #A7D79D

Tetradic#D79DA7, #C4D79D, #9DD7CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAE5F5

Lighter +10%#CDC1E6

Darker −10%#9379C8

Darker −20%#7655B9

Darker −30%#5E3F9C

Darker −40%#483177

More saturated +25%#AA8CE8

Less saturated −25%#B6AEC6

Channel breakdown

R176

G157

B215

Red176 (69%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue259.66°

Saturation (HSL)42.03%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G 9D · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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