Recognised as Colour
#B286DD
- #B286DD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B286DD is a violet with RGB values 178, 134, 221 and HSL 270°, 56%, 70%. 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
#B286DD#B286DD
HEX#B286DD
RGBrgb(178, 134, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5255, 0.8667
RGB percentages69.8%, 52.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(270.3, 56.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 39.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK19.5%, 39.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,699,933
CSS custom property--colour: #B286DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#4D7922
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1DD86
Analogous#8686DD, #DD86DD
Triadic#DDB286, #86DDB2
Split complementary#DDDD86, #86DD86
Tetradic#DD8686, #B1DD86, #86DDDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G134
B221
Red178 (69.8%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue270.34°
Saturation (HSL)56.13%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 86 · B DD
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