Colour

#B28BDB

#B28BDB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B28BDB is a violet with RGB values 178, 139, 219 and HSL 269°, 53%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B28BDB

RGBrgb(178, 139, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5451, 0.8588

RGB percentages69.8%, 54.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(269.3, 52.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 36.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK18.7%, 36.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,701,211

CSS custom property--colour: #B28BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#4D7424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A9ADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#829CD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#AC97A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.4 Medium purple · ΔE 18.6 Orchid · ΔE 25.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2 Violet · ΔE 26.8 Slate blue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4DB8B

Analogous#8B8CDB, #DA8BDB

Triadic#DBB28B, #8BDBB2

Split complementary#DBDA8B, #8CDB8B

Tetradic#DB8B8C, #B4DB8B, #8BDBDA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6D9F3

Lighter +10%#CCB2E7

Darker −10%#9864CF

Darker −20%#7E3DC3

Darker −30%#65319C

Darker −40%#4C2476

More saturated +25%#B278EE

Less saturated −25%#B29EC8

Channel breakdown

R178

G139

B219

Red178 (69.8%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue269.25°

Saturation (HSL)52.63%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 8B · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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