Colour

#B382CF

#B382CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B382CF is a violet with RGB values 179, 130, 207 and HSL 278°, 45%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B382CF

RGBrgb(179, 130, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5098, 0.8118

RGB percentages70.2%, 51%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(278.2, 44.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 37.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK13.5%, 37.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,764,431

CSS custom property--colour: #B382CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#4C7D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7492D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8096CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B18D9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 19.2 Orchid · ΔE 22.5 Violet · ΔE 25.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9 Slate blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ECF82

Analogous#8D82CF, #CF82C4

Triadic#CFB382, #82CFB3

Split complementary#C4CF82, #82CF8C

Tetradic#CF8D82, #9ECF82, #82C4CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F1F9

Lighter +20%#E0CCEB

Lighter +10%#C9A7DD

Darker −10%#9D5DC1

Darker −20%#8441AA

Darker −30%#673385

Darker −40%#4B2560

More saturated +25%#B96CE5

Less saturated −25%#AD98B9

Channel breakdown

R179

G130

B207

Red179 (70.2%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue278.18°

Saturation (HSL)44.51%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 82 · B CF

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Colour values

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