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Colour

#B18EEF

  • #B18EEF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B18EEF is a violet with RGB values 177, 142, 239 and HSL 262°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B18EEF#B18EEF
HEX#B18EEF
RGBrgb(177, 142, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5569, 0.9373
RGB percentages69.4%, 55.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(261.6, 75.2%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 40.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK25.9%, 40.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,636,463
CSS custom property--colour: #B18EEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#4E7110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9FECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A59FB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Plum · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCEF8E
Analogous#8E9CEF, #E18EEF
Triadic#EFB18E, #8EEFB1
Split complementary#EFE28E, #9CEF8E
Tetradic#EF8E9C, #CCEF8E, #8EEFE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE7FC
Lighter +10%#D0BBF5
Darker −10%#9261E9
Darker −20%#7335E2
Darker −30%#5A1CC8
Darker −40%#46169B
More saturated +25%#AD7EFF
Less saturated −25%#B59EDF

Channel breakdown

R177
G142
B239
Red177 (69.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue261.65°
Saturation (HSL)75.19%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 8E · B EF

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