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Colour

#B59BD4

  • #B59BD4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B59BD4 is a violet with RGB values 181, 155, 212 and HSL 267°, 40%, 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

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HEX#B59BD4
RGBrgb(181, 155, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6078, 0.8314
RGB percentages71%, 60.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(267.4, 39.9%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 26.9%, 83.1%)
CMYK14.6%, 26.9%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,901,908
CSS custom property--colour: #B59BD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 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#A5A5A5
Inverted#4A642B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A5D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A6D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B1A3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 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 13.5Thistle · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 27Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6Steel blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAD49B
Analogous#9B9DD4, #D29BD4
Triadic#D4B59B, #9BD4B5
Split complementary#D4D29B, #9DD49B
Tetradic#D49B9D, #BAD49B, #9BD4D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE2F3
Lighter +10%#CFBFE3
Darker −10%#9B77C5
Darker −20%#8054B5
Darker −30%#674096
Darker −40%#4F3172
More saturated +25%#B389E6
Less saturated −25%#B7ADC2

Channel breakdown

R181
G155
B212
Red181 (71%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue267.37°
Saturation (HSL)39.86%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 9B · B D4

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