Colour

#B27CCA

#B27CCA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B27CCA is a violet with RGB values 178, 124, 202 and HSL 282°, 42%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B27CCA#B27CCA

HEX#B27CCA

RGBrgb(178, 124, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4863, 0.7922

RGB percentages69.8%, 48.6%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(281.5, 42.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 38.6%, 79.2%)

CMYK11.9%, 38.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,697,354

CSS custom property--colour: #B27CCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#4D8335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F8DCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C92C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B1869Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.1 Medium purple · ΔE 18.6 Orchid · ΔE 20.7 Violet · ΔE 24 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.2 Slate blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94CA7C

Analogous#8B7CCA, #CA7CBB

Triadic#CAB27C, #7CCAB2

Split complementary#BBCA7C, #7CCA8B

Tetradic#CA8B7C, #94CA7C, #7CBBCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E9F6

Lighter +20%#DDC5E7

Lighter +10%#C7A0D9

Darker −10%#9D58BB

Darker −20%#82419F

Darker −30%#65327B

Darker −40%#472357

More saturated +25%#BB65E1

Less saturated −25%#A993B3

Channel breakdown

R178

G124

B202

Red178 (69.8%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue281.54°

Saturation (HSL)42.39%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 7C · B CA

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Colour values

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