Colour

#B486BF

#B486BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B486BF is a violet with RGB values 180, 134, 191 and HSL 288°, 31%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B486BF

RGBrgb(180, 134, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5255, 0.749

RGB percentages70.6%, 52.5%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(288.4, 30.8%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 29.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK5.8%, 29.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,830,975

CSS custom property--colour: #B486BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#4B7940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F93C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A98BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B58C9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.3 Thistle · ΔE 26.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.4 Medium purple · ΔE 29.6 Orchid · ΔE 30 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91BF86

Analogous#9786BF, #BF86AD

Triadic#BFB486, #86BFB4

Split complementary#ADBF86, #86BF98

Tetradic#BF9886, #91BF86, #86ADBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2EAF4

Lighter +20%#DDC9E2

Lighter +10%#C9A7D1

Darker −10%#9F65AD

Darker −20%#854D92

Darker −30%#663C70

Darker −40%#482A4F

More saturated +25%#C26FD6

Less saturated −25%#A69DA8

Channel breakdown

R180

G134

B191

Red180 (70.6%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue288.42°

Saturation (HSL)30.81%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 86 · B BF

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Colour values

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