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Recognised as Colour

#B189EE

  • #B189EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B189EE is a violet with RGB values 177, 137, 238 and HSL 264°, 75%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B189EE#B189EE
HEX#B189EE
RGBrgb(177, 137, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5373, 0.9333
RGB percentages69.4%, 53.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(263.8, 74.8%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.8, 42.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK25.6%, 42.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,635,182
CSS custom property--colour: #B189EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4E7611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9CF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#769CEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#A69AB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.7Orchid · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Violet · ΔE 23.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1Plum · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6EE89
Analogous#8993EE, #E489EE
Triadic#EEB189, #89EEB1
Split complementary#EEE489, #93EE89
Tetradic#EE8993, #C6EE89, #89EEE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE2FB
Lighter +10%#CEB6F4
Darker −10%#945CE8
Darker −20%#7630E1
Darker −30%#5E1CC2
Darker −40%#481695
More saturated +25%#AD78FF
Less saturated −25%#B59ADD

Channel breakdown

R177
G137
B238
Red177 (69.4%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue263.76°
Saturation (HSL)74.81%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 89 · B EE

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