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Recognised as Colour

#B497EF

  • #B497EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B497EF is a violet with RGB values 180, 151, 239 and HSL 260°, 73%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B497EF#B497EF
HEX#B497EF
RGBrgb(180, 151, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5922, 0.9373
RGB percentages70.6%, 59.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(259.8, 73.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 36.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK24.7%, 36.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,835,375
CSS custom property--colour: #B497EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4B6810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A6F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A5EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Orchid · ΔE 27.8Violet · ΔE 28Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2EF97
Analogous#97A6EF, #E097EF
Triadic#EFB497, #97EFB4
Split complementary#EFE097, #A6EF97
Tetradic#EF97A6, #D2EF97, #97EFE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4EFFD
Lighter +10%#D4C3F6
Darker −10%#946BE8
Darker −20%#743FE1
Darker −30%#5920CD
Darker −40%#4619A1
More saturated +25%#AF88FE
Less saturated −25%#B9A6E0

Channel breakdown

R180
G151
B239
Red180 (70.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue259.77°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 97 · B EF

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