Recognised as Colour

#B287D1

#B287D1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B287D1 is a violet with RGB values 178, 135, 209 and HSL 275°, 45%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B287D1

RGBrgb(178, 135, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5294, 0.8196

RGB percentages69.8%, 52.9%, 82%

HSLhsl(274.9, 44.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 35.4%, 82%)

CMYK14.8%, 35.4%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,700,177

CSS custom property--colour: #B287D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#4D782E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7996D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8399CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AF91A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6 Medium purple · ΔE 20.9 Orchid · ΔE 25.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2 Violet · ΔE 27.5 Slate blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6D187

Analogous#8D87D1, #D187CB

Triadic#D1B287, #87D1B2

Split complementary#CBD187, #87D18D

Tetradic#D18D87, #A6D187, #87CBD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F6FB

Lighter +20%#E1D1ED

Lighter +10%#CAACDF

Darker −10%#9A62C3

Darker −20%#8243AF

Darker −30%#66358A

Darker −40%#4B2765

More saturated +25%#B572E6

Less saturated −25%#AF9CBC

Channel breakdown

R178

G135

B209

Red178 (69.8%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue274.86°

Saturation (HSL)44.58%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 87 · B D1

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