Recognised as Colour

#B27DCE

#B27DCE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B27DCE is a violet with RGB values 178, 125, 206 and HSL 279°, 45%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B27DCE

RGBrgb(178, 125, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4902, 0.8078

RGB percentages69.8%, 49%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(279.3, 45.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 39.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK13.6%, 39.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,697,614

CSS custom property--colour: #B27DCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#4D8231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E8FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B93CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B0889Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.1 Plum · ΔE 17.8 Orchid · ΔE 20.3 Violet · ΔE 23.3 Slate blue · ΔE 28.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99CE7D

Analogous#8A7DCE, #CE7DC1

Triadic#CEB27D, #7DCEB2

Split complementary#C1CE7D, #7DCE8A

Tetradic#CE8A7D, #99CE7D, #7DC1CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4ECF8

Lighter +20%#DEC7EA

Lighter +10%#C8A2DC

Darker −10%#9C58C0

Darker −20%#823FA6

Darker −30%#653181

Darker −40%#48235C

More saturated +25%#B967E4

Less saturated −25%#AB93B8

Channel breakdown

R178

G125

B206

Red178 (69.8%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue279.26°

Saturation (HSL)45.25%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 7D · B CE

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Colour values

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