Recognised as Colour
#B17ECD
- #B17ECD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B17ECD is a violet with RGB values 177, 126, 205 and HSL 279°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B17ECD#B17ECD
HEX#B17ECD
RGBrgb(177, 126, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4941, 0.8039
RGB percentages69.4%, 49.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(278.7, 44.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 38.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK13.7%, 38.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,632,333
CSS custom property--colour: #B17ECD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#4E8132
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ACD7E
Analogous#8A7ECD, #CD7EC1
Triadic#CDB17E, #7ECDB1
Split complementary#C2CD7E, #7ECD89
Tetradic#CD897E, #9ACD7E, #7EC2CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G126
B205
Red177 (69.4%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue278.73°
Saturation (HSL)44.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 7E · B CD
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