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Colour

#B28ECA

  • #B28ECA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B28ECA is a violet with RGB values 178, 142, 202 and HSL 276°, 36%, 67%. 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

#B28ECA#B28ECA
HEX#B28ECA
RGBrgb(178, 142, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5569, 0.7922
RGB percentages69.8%, 55.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(276, 36.1%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 29.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK11.9%, 29.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,701,962
CSS custom property--colour: #B28ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#4D7135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849ACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9CC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B096A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 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 text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.6Thistle · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Light steelblue · ΔE 31.5Orchid · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6CA8E
Analogous#948ECA, #CA8EC4
Triadic#CAB28E, #8ECAB2
Split complementary#C4CA8E, #8ECA94
Tetradic#CA948E, #A6CA8E, #8EC4CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F6FB
Lighter +20%#E1D3EB
Lighter +10%#CAB1DA
Darker −10%#9A6BBA
Darker −20%#824DA5
Darker −30%#663D82
Darker −40%#4B2D5F
More saturated +25%#B679DF
Less saturated −25%#AEA3B5

Channel breakdown

R178
G142
B202
Red178 (69.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)36.14%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 8E · B CA

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