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Recognised as Colour

#B18DDF

  • #B18DDF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B18DDF is a violet with RGB values 177, 141, 223 and HSL 266°, 56%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B18DDF#B18DDF
HEX#B18DDF
RGBrgb(177, 141, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5529, 0.8745
RGB percentages69.4%, 55.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(266.3, 56.2%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 36.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK20.6%, 36.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,636,191
CSS custom property--colour: #B18DDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#4E7220

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A9CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#829DDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AA9AACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 25.8Violet · ΔE 27.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBDF8D
Analogous#8D92DF, #DA8DDF
Triadic#DFB18D, #8DDFB1
Split complementary#DFDA8D, #92DF8D
Tetradic#DF8D92, #BBDF8D, #8DDFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7DDF5
Lighter +10%#CCB5EA
Darker −10%#9665D4
Darker −20%#7B3DC9
Darker −30%#622EA5
Darker −40%#4B237D
More saturated +25%#AF7BF1
Less saturated −25%#B39FCD

Channel breakdown

R177
G141
B223
Red177 (69.4%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue266.34°
Saturation (HSL)56.16%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 8D · B DF

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