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Recognised as Colour

#B39DD5

  • #B39DD5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B39DD5 is a violet with RGB values 179, 157, 213 and HSL 264°, 40%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B39DD5#B39DD5
HEX#B39DD5
RGBrgb(179, 157, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6157, 0.8353
RGB percentages70.2%, 61.6%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(263.6, 40%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.6, 26.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK16%, 26.3%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,771,349
CSS custom property--colour: #B39DD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4C622A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A6D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A7D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#AEA5B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.8Thistle · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFD59D
Analogous#9DA3D5, #CF9DD5
Triadic#D5B39D, #9DD5B3
Split complementary#D5CF9D, #A3D59D
Tetradic#D59DA3, #BFD59D, #9DD5CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE4F4
Lighter +10%#CFC1E4
Darker −10%#9779C6
Darker −20%#7C56B6
Darker −30%#634198
Darker −40%#4C3274
More saturated +25%#AF8CE7
Less saturated −25%#B7AFC4

Channel breakdown

R179
G157
B213
Red179 (70.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue263.57°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 9D · B D5

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