Colour

#B387D5

#B387D5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B387D5 is a violet with RGB values 179, 135, 213 and HSL 274°, 48%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B387D5

RGBrgb(179, 135, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5294, 0.8353

RGB percentages70.2%, 52.9%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(273.8, 48.1%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 36.6%, 83.5%)

CMYK16%, 36.6%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,765,717

CSS custom property--colour: #B387D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#4C782A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7897D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8299D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AF92A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.6 Medium purple · ΔE 19.1 Orchid · ΔE 23.9 Violet · ΔE 26 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27 Slate blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9D587

Analogous#8C87D5, #D587D0

Triadic#D5B387, #87D5B3

Split complementary#D0D587, #87D58C

Tetradic#D58C87, #A9D587, #87D0D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF8FD

Lighter +20%#E3D3EF

Lighter +10%#CBADE2

Darker −10%#9B61C8

Darker −20%#8340B6

Darker −30%#683390

Darker −40%#4C256B

More saturated +25%#B673E9

Less saturated −25%#B09BC1

Channel breakdown

R179

G135

B213

Red179 (70.2%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue273.85°

Saturation (HSL)48.15%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 87 · B D5

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Colour values

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