Colour

#B584DB

#B584DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B584DB is a violet with RGB values 181, 132, 219 and HSL 274°, 55%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B584DB

RGBrgb(181, 132, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5176, 0.8588

RGB percentages71%, 51.8%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(273.8, 54.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 39.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK17.4%, 39.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,896,027

CSS custom property--colour: #B584DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#4A7B24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7296DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D99D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B091A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.1 Plum · ΔE 18.8 Orchid · ΔE 20.5 Violet · ΔE 22.4 Slate blue · ΔE 26.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AADB84

Analogous#8984DB, #DB84D6

Triadic#DBB584, #84DBB5

Split complementary#D5DB84, #84DB8A

Tetradic#DB8A84, #AADB84, #84D6DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFE

Lighter +20%#E4D3F2

Lighter +10%#CDABE7

Darker −10%#9D5DCF

Darker −20%#8538C1

Darker −30%#6A2D99

Darker −40%#4F2172

More saturated +25%#B870EF

Less saturated −25%#B298C7

Channel breakdown

R181

G132

B219

Red181 (71%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue273.79°

Saturation (HSL)54.72%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 84 · B DB

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