Recognised as Colour
#B186DE
- #B186DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B186DE is a violet with RGB values 177, 134, 222 and HSL 269°, 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
#B186DE#B186DE
HEX#B186DE
RGBrgb(177, 134, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5255, 0.8706
RGB percentages69.4%, 52.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(269.3, 57.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 39.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK20.3%, 39.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,634,398
CSS custom property--colour: #B186DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#4E7921
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3DE86
Analogous#8687DE, #DD86DE
Triadic#DEB186, #86DEB1
Split complementary#DEDD86, #87DE86
Tetradic#DE8687, #B3DE86, #86DEDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G134
B222
Red177 (69.4%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue269.32°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 86 · B DE
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