Colour

#B493F3

#B493F3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B493F3 is a violet with RGB values 180, 147, 243 and HSL 261°, 80%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B493F3

RGBrgb(180, 147, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5765, 0.9529

RGB percentages70.6%, 57.6%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(260.6, 80%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 39.5%, 95.3%)

CMYK25.9%, 39.5%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,834,355

CSS custom property--colour: #B493F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#4B6C0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7AA4F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#80A3F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A8A3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.7 Plum · ΔE 22.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8 Violet · ΔE 25.6 Orchid · ΔE 25.6 Slate blue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2F393

Analogous#93A2F3, #E493F3

Triadic#F3B493, #93F3B4

Split complementary#F3E493, #A2F393

Tetradic#F393A2, #D2F393, #93F3E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4EFFD

Lighter +10%#D4C1F8

Darker −10%#9465EE

Darker −20%#7437E9

Darker −30%#5918D5

Darker −40%#4613A7

More saturated +25%#B087FF

Less saturated −25%#B9A2E4

Channel breakdown

R180

G147

B243

Red180 (70.6%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue260.63°

Saturation (HSL)80%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 93 · B F3

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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