Colour

#B19FFF

#B19FFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B19FFF is a blue with RGB values 177, 159, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B19FFF#B19FFF

HEX#B19FFF

RGBrgb(177, 159, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6235, 1

RGB percentages69.4%, 62.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(251.3, 100%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 37.6%, 100%)

CMYK30.6%, 37.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,640,831

CSS custom property--colour: #B19FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#4E6000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#84AAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9FB0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2 Plum · ΔE 24.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3 Slate blue · ΔE 29.3 Royal blue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDFF9F

Analogous#9FBDFF, #E19FFF

Triadic#FFB19F, #9FFFB1

Split complementary#FFE19F, #BDFF9F

Tetradic#FF9FBD, #EDFF9F, #9FFFE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DAD2FF

Darker −10%#886CFF

Darker −20%#5E39FF

Darker −30%#3506FF

Darker −40%#2700D2

More saturated +25%#B19FFF

Less saturated −25%#B9ABF3

Channel breakdown

R177

G159

B255

Red177 (69.4%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue251.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 9F · B FF

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Colour values

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