Recognised as Colour
#B47DDB
- #B47DDB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B47DDB is a violet with RGB values 180, 125, 219 and HSL 275°, 57%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B47DDB#B47DDB
HEX#B47DDB
RGBrgb(180, 125, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4902, 0.8588
RGB percentages70.6%, 49%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(275.1, 56.6%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.1, 42.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK17.8%, 42.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,828,699
CSS custom property--colour: #B47DDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#4B8224
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4DB7D
Analogous#857DDB, #DB7DD3
Triadic#DBB47D, #7DDBB4
Split complementary#D3DB7D, #7DDB85
Tetradic#DB857D, #A4DB7D, #7DD3DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G125
B219
Red180 (70.6%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue275.11°
Saturation (HSL)56.63%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 7D · B DB
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