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Recognised as Colour

#B296EF

  • #B296EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B296EF is a violet with RGB values 178, 150, 239 and HSL 259°, 74%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B296EF#B296EF
HEX#B296EF
RGBrgb(178, 150, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5882, 0.9373
RGB percentages69.8%, 58.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(258.9, 73.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 37.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK25.5%, 37.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,704,047
CSS custom property--colour: #B296EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4D6910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA5F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A4EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A6A5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Plum · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Orchid · ΔE 27.9Violet · ΔE 28.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3EF96
Analogous#96A6EF, #DF96EF
Triadic#EFB296, #96EFB2
Split complementary#EFDF96, #A6EF96
Tetradic#EF96A6, #D3EF96, #96EFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3EFFC
Lighter +10%#D2C2F6
Darker −10%#926AE8
Darker −20%#713DE2
Darker −30%#561FCD
Darker −40%#4318A1
More saturated +25%#AC87FE
Less saturated −25%#B8A5E0

Channel breakdown

R178
G150
B239
Red178 (69.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue258.88°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 96 · B EF

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