Colour

#B597EC

#B597EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B597EC is a violet with RGB values 181, 151, 236 and HSL 261°, 69%, 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 Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B597EC

RGBrgb(181, 151, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5922, 0.9255

RGB percentages71%, 59.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(261.2, 69.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 36%, 92.5%)

CMYK23.3%, 36%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,900,908

CSS custom property--colour: #B597EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#4A6813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82A6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#88A5EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Tritanopia#ABA5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 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 text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.1 Medium purple · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5 Orchid · ΔE 27.9 Violet · ΔE 28.2 Slate blue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEEC97

Analogous#97A4EC, #DF97EC

Triadic#ECB597, #97ECB5

Split complementary#ECDF97, #A4EC97

Tetradic#EC97A4, #CEEC97, #97ECDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2EDFC

Lighter +10%#D4C2F4

Darker −10%#966CE4

Darker −20%#7841DC

Darker −30%#5D24C6

Darker −40%#491C9B

More saturated +25%#B088FB

Less saturated −25%#BAA6DD

Channel breakdown

R181

G151

B236

Red181 (71%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue261.18°

Saturation (HSL)69.11%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 97 · B EC

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Colour values

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