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Recognised as Colour

#B192E2

  • #B192E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B192E2 is a violet with RGB values 177, 146, 226 and HSL 263°, 58%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B192E2#B192E2
HEX#B192E2
RGBrgb(177, 146, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5725, 0.8863
RGB percentages69.4%, 57.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(263.3, 58%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.3, 35.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK21.7%, 35.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,637,474
CSS custom property--colour: #B192E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#4E6D1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA0E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A0E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A89FB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 28Violet · ΔE 29Slate blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3E292
Analogous#929BE2, #D992E2
Triadic#E2B192, #92E2B1
Split complementary#E2D992, #9BE292
Tetradic#E2929B, #C3E292, #92E2D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE3F7
Lighter +10%#CEBAED
Darker −10%#946AD7
Darker −20%#7741CD
Darker −30%#5F2EAD
Darker −40%#492385
More saturated +25%#AD81F3
Less saturated −25%#B5A3D1

Channel breakdown

R177
G146
B226
Red177 (69.4%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue263.25°
Saturation (HSL)57.97%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 92 · B E2

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