Recognised as Colour
#B188E9
- #B188E9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B188E9 is a violet with RGB values 177, 136, 233 and HSL 265°, 69%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B188E9#B188E9
HEX#B188E9
RGBrgb(177, 136, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5333, 0.9137
RGB percentages69.4%, 53.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(265.4, 68.8%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 41.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK24%, 41.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,634,921
CSS custom property--colour: #B188E9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32839WCAG 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 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4E7716
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0E988
Analogous#888FE9, #E288E9
Triadic#E9B188, #88E9B1
Split complementary#E9E288, #8FE988
Tetradic#E9888F, #C0E988, #88E9E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G136
B233
Red177 (69.4%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue265.36°
Saturation (HSL)68.79%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 88 · B E9
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