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Colour

#B296FB

  • #B296FB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B296FB is a violet with RGB values 178, 150, 251 and HSL 257°, 93%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B296FB#B296FB
HEX#B296FB
RGBrgb(178, 150, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5882, 0.9843
RGB percentages69.8%, 58.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(256.6, 92.7%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 40.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK29.1%, 40.2%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,704,059
CSS custom property--colour: #B296FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4D6904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA5F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A2A8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Plum · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4Violet · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFFB96
Analogous#96ADFB, #E496FB
Triadic#FBB296, #96FBB2
Split complementary#FBE496, #ADFB96
Tetradic#FB96AD, #DFFB96, #96FBE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF8FF
Lighter +10%#D6C7FD
Darker −10%#8E65F9
Darker −20%#6A34F7
Darker −30%#4909EF
Darker −40%#3A07BE
More saturated +25%#B092FF
Less saturated −25%#B8A4ED

Channel breakdown

R178
G150
B251
Red178 (69.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue256.63°
Saturation (HSL)92.66%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 96 · B FB

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