Recognised as Colour

#B282DF

#B282DF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B282DF is a violet with RGB values 178, 130, 223 and HSL 271°, 59%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B282DF#B282DF

HEX#B282DF

RGBrgb(178, 130, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5098, 0.8745

RGB percentages69.8%, 51%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(271, 59.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271, 41.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK20.2%, 41.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,698,911

CSS custom property--colour: #B282DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#4D7D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D95E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7897DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AC91A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12 Orchid · ΔE 20.1 Violet · ΔE 21.9 Plum · ΔE 21.9 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFDF82

Analogous#8482DF, #DF82DD

Triadic#DFB282, #82DFB2

Split complementary#DEDF82, #82DF83

Tetradic#DF8382, #AFDF82, #82DDDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFCFE

Lighter +20%#E4D3F4

Lighter +10%#CBABE9

Darker −10%#9959D5

Darker −20%#8033C8

Darker −30%#66299F

Darker −40%#4C1E77

More saturated +25%#B36EF3

Less saturated −25%#B196CB

Channel breakdown

R178

G130

B223

Red178 (69.8%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue270.97°

Saturation (HSL)59.24%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 82 · B DF

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