Colour

#B28DD7

#B28DD7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B28DD7 is a violet with RGB values 178, 141, 215 and HSL 270°, 48%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B28DD7

RGBrgb(178, 141, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5529, 0.8431

RGB percentages69.8%, 55.3%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(270, 48.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 34.4%, 84.3%)

CMYK17.2%, 34.4%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,701,719

CSS custom property--colour: #B28DD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1

Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#4D7228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E9BDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#869DD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AD98A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6 Medium purple · ΔE 21.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3 Orchid · ΔE 27.2 Violet · ΔE 29 Thistle · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2D78D

Analogous#8D8DD7, #D78DD7

Triadic#D7B28D, #8DD7B2

Split complementary#D7D78D, #8DD78D

Tetradic#D78D8D, #B2D78D, #8DD7D7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFF

Lighter +20%#E5D9F1

Lighter +10%#CBB3E4

Darker −10%#9967CA

Darker −20%#7F42BC

Darker −30%#653596

Darker −40%#4C2771

More saturated +25%#B27AEA

Less saturated −25%#B2A0C4

Channel breakdown

R178

G141

B215

Red178 (69.8%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)48.05%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 8D · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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