Colour

#B197CB

#B197CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B197CB is a violet with RGB values 177, 151, 203 and HSL 270°, 33%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B197CB#B197CB

HEX#B197CB

RGBrgb(177, 151, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5922, 0.7961

RGB percentages69.4%, 59.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(270, 33.3%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 25.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK12.8%, 25.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,638,731

CSS custom property--colour: #B197CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#4E6834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EA0CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#93A2C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AE9EA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7 Thistle · ΔE 20.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 27 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.5 Slate grey · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B1CB97

Analogous#9797CB, #CB97CB

Triadic#CBB197, #97CBB1

Split complementary#CBCB97, #97CB97

Tetradic#CB9797, #B1CB97, #97CBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFE

Lighter +20%#E4DBED

Lighter +10%#CBB9DC

Darker −10%#9875BA

Darker −20%#7E54A8

Darker −30%#644386

Darker −40%#4B3264

More saturated +25%#B184DF

Less saturated −25%#B1ABB8

Channel breakdown

R177

G151

B203

Red177 (69.4%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 97 · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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