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Recognised as Colour

#B18ADA

  • #B18ADA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B18ADA is a violet with RGB values 177, 138, 218 and HSL 269°, 52%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B18ADA#B18ADA
HEX#B18ADA
RGBrgb(177, 138, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5412, 0.8549
RGB percentages69.4%, 54.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(269.3, 51.9%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 36.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK18.8%, 36.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,635,418
CSS custom property--colour: #B18ADA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4E7525

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7999DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#819BD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#AB96A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 25.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2Violet · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3DA8A
Analogous#8A8BDA, #D98ADA
Triadic#DAB18A, #8ADAB1
Split complementary#DAD98A, #8BDA8A
Tetradic#DA8A8B, #B3DA8A, #8ADAD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E5D7F3
Lighter +10%#CBB1E6
Darker −10%#9763CE
Darker −20%#7D3DC1
Darker −30%#64319A
Darker −40%#4B2573
More saturated +25%#B177ED
Less saturated −25%#B19DC7

Channel breakdown

R177
G138
B218
Red177 (69.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue269.25°
Saturation (HSL)51.95%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 8A · B DA

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