Colour

#B278C7

#B278C7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B278C7 is a violet with RGB values 178, 120, 199 and HSL 284°, 41%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B278C7

RGBrgb(178, 120, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4706, 0.7804

RGB percentages69.8%, 47.1%, 78%

HSLhsl(284.1, 41.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 39.7%, 78%)

CMYK10.6%, 39.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,696,327

CSS custom property--colour: #B278C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#4D8738

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C8ACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A90C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B28296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.1 Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Orchid · ΔE 19.4 Violet · ΔE 23.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.8 Slate blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DC778

Analogous#8B78C7, #C778B4

Triadic#C7B278, #78C7B2

Split complementary#B4C778, #78C78B

Tetradic#C78B78, #8DC778, #78B4C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E4F4

Lighter +20%#DBC0E5

Lighter +10%#C79CD6

Darker −10%#9D54B8

Darker −20%#824099

Darker −30%#633175

Darker −40%#452251

More saturated +25%#BD60DF

Less saturated −25%#A790AF

Channel breakdown

R178

G120

B199

Red178 (69.8%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue284.05°

Saturation (HSL)41.36%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 78 · B C7

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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