Colour

#B287C8

#B287C8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B287C8 is a violet with RGB values 178, 135, 200 and HSL 280°, 37%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B287C8

RGBrgb(178, 135, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5294, 0.7843

RGB percentages69.8%, 52.9%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(279.7, 37.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 32.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK11%, 32.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,700,168

CSS custom property--colour: #B287C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#4D7837

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D95CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8798C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B18F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29 Thistle · ΔE 29.5 Violet · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DC887

Analogous#9187C8, #C887BE

Triadic#C8B287, #87C8B2

Split complementary#BEC887, #87C892

Tetradic#C89287, #9DC887, #87BEC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F0F8

Lighter +20%#DFCDE8

Lighter +10%#C8AAD8

Darker −10%#9C64B8

Darker −20%#8249A0

Darker −30%#66397D

Darker −40%#49295A

More saturated +25%#B971DE

Less saturated −25%#AB9DB2

Channel breakdown

R178

G135

B200

Red178 (69.8%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue279.69°

Saturation (HSL)37.14%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 87 · B C8

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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