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Recognised as Colour

#B288FA

  • #B288FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B288FA is a violet with RGB values 178, 136, 250 and HSL 262°, 92%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B288FA#B288FA
HEX#B288FA
RGBrgb(178, 136, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5333, 0.9804
RGB percentages69.8%, 53.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(262.1, 91.9%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 45.6%, 98%)
CMYK28.8%, 45.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,700,474
CSS custom property--colour: #B288FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4D7705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#659DFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9DF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A49DB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Violet · ΔE 23Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3Orchid · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0FA88
Analogous#8897FA, #EB88FA
Triadic#FAB288, #88FAB2
Split complementary#FAEB88, #97FA88
Tetradic#FA8897, #D0FA88, #88FAEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1EAFE
Lighter +10%#D2B9FC
Darker −10%#9257F8
Darker −20%#7326F6
Darker −30%#5809E0
Darker −40%#4507AF
More saturated +25%#B183FF
Less saturated −25%#B698EB

Channel breakdown

R178
G136
B250
Red178 (69.8%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue262.11°
Saturation (HSL)91.94%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 88 · B FA

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