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Colour

#B49CD1

  • #B49CD1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B49CD1 is a violet with RGB values 180, 156, 209 and HSL 267°, 37%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B49CD1#B49CD1
HEX#B49CD1
RGBrgb(180, 156, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6118, 0.8196
RGB percentages70.6%, 61.2%, 82%
HSLhsl(267.2, 36.6%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.2, 25.4%, 82%)
CMYK13.9%, 25.4%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,836,625
CSS custom property--colour: #B49CD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#4B632E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A5D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A6CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B0A3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 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 text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6Thistle · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Steel blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9D19C
Analogous#9C9FD1, #CE9CD1
Triadic#D1B49C, #9CD1B4
Split complementary#D1CF9C, #9ED19C
Tetradic#D19C9F, #B9D19C, #9CD1CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E2F1
Lighter +10%#CEBFE1
Darker −10%#9A79C1
Darker −20%#7F56B1
Darker −30%#664391
Darker −40%#4E336E
More saturated +25%#B28AE3
Less saturated −25%#B6AEBF

Channel breakdown

R180
G156
B209
Red180 (70.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue267.17°
Saturation (HSL)36.55%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9C · B D1

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