Colour

#B38BDA

#B38BDA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B38BDA is a violet with RGB values 179, 139, 218 and HSL 270°, 52%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B38BDA

RGBrgb(179, 139, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5451, 0.8549

RGB percentages70.2%, 54.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(270.4, 51.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 36.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK17.9%, 36.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,766,746

CSS custom property--colour: #B38BDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#4C7425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B9ADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#839CD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AE97A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 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 text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.8 Medium purple · ΔE 19.1 Orchid · ΔE 25.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6 Violet · ΔE 26.7 Slate blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2DA8B

Analogous#8B8BDA, #DA8BDA

Triadic#DAB38B, #8BDAB3

Split complementary#DADA8B, #8BDA8B

Tetradic#DA8B8B, #B2DA8B, #8BDADA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6D8F3

Lighter +10%#CCB2E6

Darker −10%#9A64CE

Darker −20%#803EC1

Darker −30%#67319B

Darker −40%#4D2574

More saturated +25%#B378ED

Less saturated −25%#B39EC7

Channel breakdown

R179

G139

B218

Red179 (70.2%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue270.38°

Saturation (HSL)51.63%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 8B · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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