Colour

#B396D1

#B396D1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B396D1 is a violet with RGB values 179, 150, 209 and HSL 269°, 39%, 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

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HEX#B396D1

RGBrgb(179, 150, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5882, 0.8196

RGB percentages70.2%, 58.8%, 82%

HSLhsl(269.5, 39.1%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 28.2%, 82%)

CMYK14.4%, 28.2%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,769,553

CSS custom property--colour: #B396D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#4C692E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BA1D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#91A2CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AF9EABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 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 text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.2 Thistle · ΔE 23.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5 Steel blue · ΔE 30.3 Medium purple · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B4D196

Analogous#9697D1, #D096D1

Triadic#D1B396, #96D1B3

Split complementary#D1D096, #97D196

Tetradic#D19697, #B4D196, #96D1D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6DDF0

Lighter +10%#CDB9E1

Darker −10%#9973C1

Darker −20%#804FB2

Darker −30%#663F8F

Darker −40%#4D2F6C

More saturated +25%#B383E4

Less saturated −25%#B3A9BE

Channel breakdown

R179

G150

B209

Red179 (70.2%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue269.49°

Saturation (HSL)39.07%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 96 · B D1

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Colour values

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