Colour
#B37FBF
- #B37FBF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B37FBF is a violet with RGB values 179, 127, 191 and HSL 289°, 33%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B37FBF#B37FBF
HEX#B37FBF
RGBrgb(179, 127, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.498, 0.749
RGB percentages70.2%, 49.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(288.8, 33.3%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 33.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK6.3%, 33.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,763,647
CSS custom property--colour: #B37FBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#4C8040
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BBF7F
Analogous#937FBF, #BF7FAB
Triadic#BFB37F, #7FBFB3
Split complementary#ABBF7F, #7FBF93
Tetradic#BF937F, #8BBF7F, #7FABBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G127
B191
Red179 (70.2%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue288.75°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 7F · B BF
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