Recognised as Colour
#B185DE
- #B185DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B185DE is a violet with RGB values 177, 133, 222 and HSL 270°, 57%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B185DE#B185DE
HEX#B185DE
RGBrgb(177, 133, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5216, 0.8706
RGB percentages69.4%, 52.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(269.7, 57.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 40.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK20.3%, 40.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,634,142
CSS custom property--colour: #B185DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#4E7A21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2DE85
Analogous#8585DE, #DE85DE
Triadic#DEB185, #85DEB1
Split complementary#DEDE85, #85DE85
Tetradic#DE8585, #B2DE85, #85DEDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G133
B222
Red177 (69.4%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue269.66°
Saturation (HSL)57.42%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 85 · B DE
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