Colour

#B28FCB

#B28FCB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B28FCB is a violet with RGB values 178, 143, 203 and HSL 275°, 37%, 68%. 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

#B28FCB#B28FCB

HEX#B28FCB

RGBrgb(178, 143, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5608, 0.7961

RGB percentages69.8%, 56.1%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(275, 36.6%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275, 29.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK12.3%, 29.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,702,219

CSS custom property--colour: #B28FCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.8 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#9B9B9B

Inverted#4D7034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#859BCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C9DC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AF97A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 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 12.7 Thistle · ΔE 25.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 31.2 Steel blue · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8CB8F

Analogous#948FCB, #CB8FC6

Triadic#CBB28F, #8FCBB2

Split complementary#C6CB8F, #8FCB94

Tetradic#CB948F, #A8CB8F, #8FC6CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF7FC

Lighter +20%#E2D5EB

Lighter +10%#CAB2DB

Darker −10%#9A6CBB

Darker −20%#814DA7

Darker −30%#663D84

Darker −40%#4B2D61

More saturated +25%#B57BE0

Less saturated −25%#AFA4B7

Channel breakdown

R178

G143

B203

Red178 (69.8%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue275°

Saturation (HSL)36.59%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 8F · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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