Recognised as Colour

#B484E0

#B484E0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B484E0 is a violet with RGB values 180, 132, 224 and HSL 271°, 60%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B484E0

RGBrgb(180, 132, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5176, 0.8784

RGB percentages70.6%, 51.8%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(271.3, 59.7%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 41.1%, 87.8%)

CMYK19.6%, 41.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,830,496

CSS custom property--colour: #B484E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#4B7B1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F97E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A99DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AE92A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9 Orchid · ΔE 20.3 Plum · ΔE 21 Violet · ΔE 21.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0E084

Analogous#8684E0, #E084DE

Triadic#E0B484, #84E0B4

Split complementary#DEE084, #84E086

Tetradic#E08684, #B0E084, #84DEE0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#E6D5F5

Lighter +10%#CDADEA

Darker −10%#9B5BD6

Darker −20%#8233CB

Darker −30%#6829A2

Darker −40%#4E1F79

More saturated +25%#B571F3

Less saturated −25%#B397CD

Channel breakdown

R180

G132

B224

Red180 (70.6%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue271.3°

Saturation (HSL)59.74%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 84 · B E0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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