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Recognised as Colour

#B392DE

  • #B392DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B392DE is a violet with RGB values 179, 146, 222 and HSL 266°, 54%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B392DE#B392DE
HEX#B392DE
RGBrgb(179, 146, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5725, 0.8706
RGB percentages70.2%, 57.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(266.1, 53.5%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 34.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK19.4%, 34.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,768,542
CSS custom property--colour: #B392DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#4C6D21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A0E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A1DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AC9EAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 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 text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Orchid · ΔE 28.2Violet · ΔE 29.5Thistle · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDDE92
Analogous#9297DE, #D992DE
Triadic#DEB392, #92DEB3
Split complementary#DED992, #97DE92
Tetradic#DE9297, #BDDE92, #92DED9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE0F6
Lighter +10%#CEB9EA
Darker −10%#986BD2
Darker −20%#7C44C6
Darker −30%#6432A5
Darker −40%#4C267E
More saturated +25%#B180F0
Less saturated −25%#B5A4CC

Channel breakdown

R179
G146
B222
Red179 (70.2%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue266.05°
Saturation (HSL)53.52%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 92 · B DE

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