Recognised as Colour
#B389DE
- #B389DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B389DE is a violet with RGB values 179, 137, 222 and HSL 270°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B389DE#B389DE
HEX#B389DE
RGBrgb(179, 137, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5373, 0.8706
RGB percentages70.2%, 53.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(269.6, 56.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 38.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK19.4%, 38.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,766,238
CSS custom property--colour: #B389DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4C7621
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4DE89
Analogous#898ADE, #DD89DE
Triadic#DEB389, #89DEB3
Split complementary#DEDD89, #8ADE89
Tetradic#DE8989, #B4DE89, #89DEDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G137
B222
Red179 (70.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue269.65°
Saturation (HSL)56.29%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 89 · B DE
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