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Recognised as Colour

#B187EC

  • #B187EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B187EC is a violet with RGB values 177, 135, 236 and HSL 265°, 73%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B187EC#B187EC
HEX#B187EC
RGBrgb(177, 135, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5294, 0.9255
RGB percentages69.4%, 52.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(265, 72.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265, 42.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK25%, 42.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,634,668
CSS custom property--colour: #B187EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4E7813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C9AF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#759BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A698AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.2Orchid · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Violet · ΔE 22.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9Plum · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2EC87
Analogous#8790EC, #E487EC
Triadic#ECB187, #87ECB1
Split complementary#ECE387, #90EC87
Tetradic#EC8790, #C2EC87, #87ECE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EADFFA
Lighter +10%#CEB3F3
Darker −10%#945BE5
Darker −20%#782FDE
Darker −30%#601EBC
Darker −40%#491790
More saturated +25%#AE76FD
Less saturated −25%#B498DB

Channel breakdown

R177
G135
B236
Red177 (69.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue264.95°
Saturation (HSL)72.66%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 87 · B EC

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