Colour

#B37ECC

#B37ECC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B37ECC is a violet with RGB values 179, 126, 204 and HSL 281°, 43%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B37ECC

RGBrgb(179, 126, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4941, 0.8

RGB percentages70.2%, 49.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(280.8, 43.3%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 38.2%, 80%)

CMYK12.3%, 38.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,763,404

CSS custom property--colour: #B37ECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1

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

Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#4C8133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#718FCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E94CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#B1889Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.6 Medium purple · ΔE 18.7 Orchid · ΔE 21 Violet · ΔE 24.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.6 Slate blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97CC7E

Analogous#8C7ECC, #CC7EBE

Triadic#CCB37E, #7ECCB3

Split complementary#BECC7E, #7ECC8C

Tetradic#CC8C7E, #97CC7E, #7EBECC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4ECF7

Lighter +20%#DEC7E9

Lighter +10%#C9A3DA

Darker −10%#9D59BE

Darker −20%#8441A3

Darker −30%#66327F

Darker −40%#49245A

More saturated +25%#BB67E3

Less saturated −25%#AB94B6

Channel breakdown

R179

G126

B204

Red179 (70.2%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue280.77°

Saturation (HSL)43.33%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 7E · B CC

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Colour values

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