Recognised as Colour
#B286DA
- #B286DA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B286DA is a violet with RGB values 178, 134, 218 and HSL 271°, 53%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B286DA#B286DA
HEX#B286DA
RGBrgb(178, 134, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5255, 0.8549
RGB percentages69.8%, 52.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(271.4, 53.2%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 38.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK18.3%, 38.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,699,930
CSS custom property--colour: #B286DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#4D7925
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEDA86
Analogous#8886DA, #DA86D8
Triadic#DAB286, #86DAB2
Split complementary#D8DA86, #86DA88
Tetradic#DA8886, #AEDA86, #86D8DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G134
B218
Red178 (69.8%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue271.43°
Saturation (HSL)53.16%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 86 · B DA
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