Colour

#B27CCB

#B27CCB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B27CCB is a violet with RGB values 178, 124, 203 and HSL 281°, 43%, 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

#B27CCB#B27CCB

HEX#B27CCB

RGBrgb(178, 124, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4863, 0.7961

RGB percentages69.8%, 48.6%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(281, 43.2%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281, 38.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK12.3%, 38.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,697,355

CSS custom property--colour: #B27CCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#4D8334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F8ECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C92C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B0879Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.4 Medium purple · ΔE 18.1 Orchid · ΔE 20.5 Violet · ΔE 23.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.8 Slate blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95CB7C

Analogous#8A7CCB, #CB7CBD

Triadic#CBB27C, #7CCBB2

Split complementary#BDCB7C, #7CCB8A

Tetradic#CB8A7C, #95CB7C, #7CBDCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2EAF6

Lighter +20%#DDC5E8

Lighter +10%#C7A1D9

Darker −10%#9D57BD

Darker −20%#8240A1

Darker −30%#65317D

Darker −40%#472358

More saturated +25%#BA65E2

Less saturated −25%#AA93B4

Channel breakdown

R178

G124

B203

Red178 (69.8%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue281.01°

Saturation (HSL)43.17%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 7C · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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