Colour

#B48CD2

#B48CD2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B48CD2 is a violet with RGB values 180, 140, 210 and HSL 274°, 44%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B48CD2

RGBrgb(180, 140, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.549, 0.8235

RGB percentages70.6%, 54.9%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(274.3, 43.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 33.3%, 82.4%)

CMYK14.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,832,530

CSS custom property--colour: #B48CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#4B732D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F9AD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#889CD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B196A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9 Orchid · ΔE 27.4 Violet · ΔE 29.4 Thistle · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAD28C

Analogous#918CD2, #D28CCD

Triadic#D2B48C, #8CD2B4

Split complementary#CDD28C, #8CD291

Tetradic#D2918C, #AAD28C, #8CCDD2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFD

Lighter +20%#E4D5EF

Lighter +10%#CCB1E0

Darker −10%#9C67C4

Darker −20%#8446B2

Darker −30%#69378E

Darker −40%#4E2969

More saturated +25%#B778E6

Less saturated −25%#B1A0BE

Channel breakdown

R180

G140

B210

Red180 (70.6%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)43.75%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 8C · B D2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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