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Recognised as Colour

#B384FA

  • #B384FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B384FA is a violet with RGB values 179, 132, 250 and HSL 264°, 92%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B384FA#B384FA
HEX#B384FA
RGBrgb(179, 132, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5176, 0.9804
RGB percentages70.2%, 51.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(263.9, 92.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.9, 47.2%, 98%)
CMYK28.4%, 47.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,764,986
CSS custom property--colour: #B384FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4C7B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F9BFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9BF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A599B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21Violet · ΔE 22.3Orchid · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBFA84
Analogous#8490FA, #EE84FA
Triadic#FAB384, #84FAB3
Split complementary#FAEE84, #90FA84
Tetradic#FA8490, #CBFA84, #84FAEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0E6FE
Lighter +10%#D1B5FC
Darker −10%#9553F8
Darker −20%#7622F6
Darker −30%#5D09DC
Darker −40%#4807AB
More saturated +25%#B27FFF
Less saturated −25%#B694EA

Channel breakdown

R179
G132
B250
Red179 (70.2%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue263.9°
Saturation (HSL)92.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 84 · B FA

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