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Colour

#B284FF

  • #B284FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B284FF is a violet with RGB values 178, 132, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B284FF#B284FF
HEX#B284FF
RGBrgb(178, 132, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5176, 1
RGB percentages69.8%, 51.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(262.4, 100%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 48.2%, 100%)
CMYK30.2%, 48.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,699,455
CSS custom property--colour: #B284FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4D7B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#669BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A29BB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Violet · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1FF84
Analogous#8493FF, #F084FF
Triadic#FFB284, #84FFB2
Split complementary#FFF084, #94FF84
Tetradic#FF8493, #D1FF84, #84FFF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EAFF
Lighter +10%#D2B7FF
Darker −10%#9251FF
Darker −20%#721EFF
Darker −30%#5800EA
Darker −40%#4400B7
More saturated +25%#B284FF
Less saturated −25%#B693F0

Channel breakdown

R178
G132
B255
Red178 (69.8%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue262.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 84 · B FF

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