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Recognised as Colour

#B19EC8

  • #B19EC8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B19EC8 is a violet with RGB values 177, 158, 200 and HSL 267°, 28%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B19EC8#B19EC8
HEX#B19EC8
RGBrgb(177, 158, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6196, 0.7843
RGB percentages69.4%, 62%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(267.1, 27.6%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.1, 21%, 78.4%)
CMYK11.5%, 21%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,640,520
CSS custom property--colour: #B19EC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4E6137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A5CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA6C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AEA4ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.6Plum · ΔE 18.5Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5Dark grey · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5C89E
Analogous#9EA0C8, #C69EC8
Triadic#C8B19E, #9EC8B1
Split complementary#C8C69E, #A0C89E
Tetradic#C89EA0, #B5C89E, #9EC8C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5DFED
Lighter +10%#CBBFDA
Darker −10%#977DB6
Darker −20%#7D5DA3
Darker −30%#644A83
Darker −40%#4B3862
More saturated +25%#AF8BDB
Less saturated −25%#B3B1B5

Channel breakdown

R177
G158
B200
Red177 (69.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue267.14°
Saturation (HSL)27.63%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 9E · B C8

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