Colour

#B385E4

#B385E4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B385E4 is a violet with RGB values 179, 133, 228 and HSL 269°, 64%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B385E4

RGBrgb(179, 133, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5216, 0.8941

RGB percentages70.2%, 52.2%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(269.1, 63.8%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 41.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK21.5%, 41.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,765,220

CSS custom property--colour: #B385E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#4C7A1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E98E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#7999E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#AB94AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8 Orchid · ΔE 20.8 Violet · ΔE 22 Plum · ΔE 22.4 Slate blue · ΔE 24.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6E485

Analogous#8587E4, #E285E4

Triadic#E4B385, #85E4B3

Split complementary#E4E285, #87E485

Tetradic#E48587, #B6E485, #85E4E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7D9F6

Lighter +10%#CDAFED

Darker −10%#995BDB

Darker −20%#7F31D2

Darker −30%#6626AA

Darker −40%#4D1C81

More saturated +25%#B272F7

Less saturated −25%#B498D1

Channel breakdown

R179

G133

B228

Red179 (70.2%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue269.05°

Saturation (HSL)63.76%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 85 · B E4

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Colour values

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