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Recognised as Colour

#B38EFE

  • #B38EFE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B38EFE is a violet with RGB values 179, 142, 254 and HSL 260°, 98%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B38EFE#B38EFE
HEX#B38EFE
RGBrgb(179, 142, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5569, 0.9961
RGB percentages70.2%, 55.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(259.8, 98.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 44.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK29.5%, 44.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,767,550
CSS custom property--colour: #B38EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#4C7101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6CA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A3A2BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Violet · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 24.9Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9FE8E
Analogous#8EA1FE, #EB8EFE
Triadic#FEB38E, #8EFEB3
Split complementary#FEEB8E, #A1FE8E
Tetradic#FE8EA1, #D9FE8E, #8EFEEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F3FF
Lighter +10%#D5C1FE
Darker −10%#915BFE
Darker −20%#6F29FD
Darker −30%#5102F1
Darker −40%#4002BE
More saturated +25%#B38DFF
Less saturated −25%#B89CF0

Channel breakdown

R179
G142
B254
Red179 (70.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue259.82°
Saturation (HSL)98.25%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 8E · B FE

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