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Recognised as Colour

#B3A2DF

  • #B3A2DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B3A2DF is a violet with RGB values 179, 162, 223 and HSL 257°, 49%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B3A2DF#B3A2DF
HEX#B3A2DF
RGBrgb(179, 162, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6353, 0.8745
RGB percentages70.2%, 63.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(256.7, 48.8%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 27.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK19.7%, 27.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,772,639
CSS custom property--colour: #B3A2DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#4C5D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94ABE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#97AADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ABABB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.9Thistle · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEDFA2
Analogous#A2B0DF, #D2A2DF
Triadic#DFB3A2, #A2DFB3
Split complementary#DFD2A2, #B0DFA2
Tetradic#DFA2B0, #CEDFA2, #A2DFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1EEF9
Lighter +10%#D2C8EC
Darker −10%#947CD2
Darker −20%#7556C5
Darker −30%#5B3BAD
Darker −40%#472E87
More saturated +25%#AC92EF
Less saturated −25%#BAB2CF

Channel breakdown

R179
G162
B223
Red179 (70.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue256.72°
Saturation (HSL)48.8%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G A2 · B DF

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