Recognised as Colour

#B37DDB

#B37DDB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B37DDB is a violet with RGB values 179, 125, 219 and HSL 274°, 57%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B37DDB

RGBrgb(179, 125, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4902, 0.8588

RGB percentages70.2%, 49%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(274.5, 56.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.5, 42.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK18.3%, 42.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,763,163

CSS custom property--colour: #B37DDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#4C8224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6891DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7694D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AE8BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.7 Orchid · ΔE 18 Violet · ΔE 20.3 Plum · ΔE 22.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5DB7D

Analogous#847DDB, #DB7DD4

Triadic#DBB37D, #7DDBB3

Split complementary#D4DB7D, #7DDB84

Tetradic#DB847D, #A5DB7D, #7DD4DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F5FC

Lighter +20%#E2CDF1

Lighter +10%#CAA5E6

Darker −10%#9C55D0

Darker −20%#8334BE

Darker −30%#682996

Darker −40%#4C1E6E

More saturated +25%#B668F0

Less saturated −25%#B092C6

Channel breakdown

R179

G125

B219

Red179 (70.2%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue274.47°

Saturation (HSL)56.63%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 7D · B DB

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