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Recognised as Colour

#B394E8

  • #B394E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B394E8 is a violet with RGB values 179, 148, 232 and HSL 262°, 65%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B394E8#B394E8
HEX#B394E8
RGBrgb(179, 148, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5804, 0.9098
RGB percentages70.2%, 58%, 91%
HSLhsl(262.1, 64.6%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 36.2%, 91%)
CMYK22.8%, 36.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,769,064
CSS custom property--colour: #B394E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4C6B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80A3EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A2E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Orchid · ΔE 27.5Violet · ΔE 28.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9E894
Analogous#949FE8, #DD94E8
Triadic#E8B394, #94E8B3
Split complementary#E8DD94, #9FE894
Tetradic#E8949F, #C9E894, #94E8DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE8FA
Lighter +10%#D1BEF1
Darker −10%#956ADF
Darker −20%#7740D6
Darker −30%#5E28BB
Darker −40%#491F91
More saturated +25%#AF84F8
Less saturated −25%#B7A4D8

Channel breakdown

R179
G148
B232
Red179 (70.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue262.14°
Saturation (HSL)64.62%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 94 · B E8

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