Recognised as Colour
#B487DF
- #B487DF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B487DF is a violet with RGB values 180, 135, 223 and HSL 271°, 58%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B487DF#B487DF
HEX#B487DF
RGBrgb(180, 135, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5294, 0.8745
RGB percentages70.6%, 52.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(270.7, 57.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.7, 39.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK19.3%, 39.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,831,263
CSS custom property--colour: #B487DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4B7820
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2DF87
Analogous#8887DF, #DF87DE
Triadic#DFB487, #87DFB4
Split complementary#DEDF87, #87DF88
Tetradic#DF8887, #B2DF87, #87DEDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G135
B223
Red180 (70.6%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue270.68°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 87 · B DF
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