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Colour

#B399CC

  • #B399CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B399CC is a violet with RGB values 179, 153, 204 and HSL 271°, 33%, 70%. 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

#B399CC#B399CC
HEX#B399CC
RGBrgb(179, 153, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6, 0.8
RGB percentages70.2%, 60%, 80%
HSLhsl(270.6, 33.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 25%, 80%)
CMYK12.3%, 25%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,770,316
CSS custom property--colour: #B399CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4C6633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A2CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A4CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B0A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 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 text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6Thistle · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Slate grey · ΔE 28.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2CC99
Analogous#9999CC, #CC99CC
Triadic#CCB399, #99CCB3
Split complementary#CCCC99, #99CC99
Tetradic#CC9999, #B2CC99, #99CCCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6DDEE
Lighter +10%#CCBBDD
Darker −10%#9A77BB
Darker −20%#8055AA
Darker −30%#674488
Darker −40%#4D3366
More saturated +25%#B386DF
Less saturated −25%#B3ACB9

Channel breakdown

R179
G153
B204
Red179 (70.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue270.59°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 99 · B CC

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