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Colour

#B396CF

  • #B396CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B396CF is a violet with RGB values 179, 150, 207 and HSL 271°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B396CF#B396CF
HEX#B396CF
RGBrgb(179, 150, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5882, 0.8118
RGB percentages70.2%, 58.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(270.5, 37.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 27.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK13.5%, 27.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,769,551
CSS custom property--colour: #B396CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4C6930

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA0D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A2CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AF9EAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3Thistle · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7Steel blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2CF96
Analogous#9696CF, #CF96CF
Triadic#CFB396, #96CFB3
Split complementary#CFCF96, #96CF96
Tetradic#CF9696, #B2CF96, #96CFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6DCEF
Lighter +10%#CCB9DF
Darker −10%#9A73BF
Darker −20%#8050AF
Darker −30%#67408C
Darker −40%#4D3069
More saturated +25%#B383E2
Less saturated −25%#B3A9BC

Channel breakdown

R179
G150
B207
Red179 (70.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue270.53°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 96 · B CF

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