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Recognised as Colour

#B38EF4

  • #B38EF4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B38EF4 is a violet with RGB values 179, 142, 244 and HSL 262°, 82%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B38EF4#B38EF4
HEX#B38EF4
RGBrgb(179, 142, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5569, 0.9569
RGB percentages70.2%, 55.7%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(261.8, 82.3%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 41.8%, 95.7%)
CMYK26.6%, 41.8%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,767,540
CSS custom property--colour: #B38EF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#4C710B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A1F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A0F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#A6A0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Violet · ΔE 24Orchid · ΔE 24Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFF48E
Analogous#8E9CF4, #E68EF4
Triadic#F4B38E, #8EF4B3
Split complementary#F4E68E, #9CF48E
Tetradic#F48E9C, #CFF48E, #8EF4E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EBFD
Lighter +10%#D2BCF9
Darker −10%#9460EF
Darker −20%#7431EB
Darker −30%#5A15D4
Darker −40%#4610A6
More saturated +25%#B083FF
Less saturated −25%#B79EE5

Channel breakdown

R179
G142
B244
Red179 (70.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue261.76°
Saturation (HSL)82.26%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 8E · B F4

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