Colour

#B09DDC

#B09DDC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B09DDC is a violet with RGB values 176, 157, 220 and HSL 258°, 47%, 74%. 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#B09DDC

RGBrgb(176, 157, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6157, 0.8627

RGB percentages69%, 61.6%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(258.1, 47.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.1, 28.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK20%, 28.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,574,748

CSS custom property--colour: #B09DDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#4F6223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8FA7DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#92A6DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A8A7B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3 Thistle · ΔE 24.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3 Steel blue · ΔE 28.7 Medium purple · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9DC9D

Analogous#9DAADC, #D09DDC

Triadic#DCB09D, #9DDCB0

Split complementary#DCD09D, #AADC9D

Tetradic#DC9DAA, #C9DC9D, #9DDCD0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDE8F7

Lighter +10%#CEC3E9

Darker −10%#9277CF

Darker −20%#7352C1

Darker −30%#5B3BA5

Darker −40%#462E7F

More saturated +25%#A98CED

Less saturated −25%#B7AECB

Channel breakdown

R176

G157

B220

Red176 (69%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue258.1°

Saturation (HSL)47.37%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G 9D · B DC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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