Recognised as Colour

#B679D7

#B679D7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B679D7 is a violet with RGB values 182, 121, 215 and HSL 279°, 54%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B679D7

RGBrgb(182, 121, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.4745, 0.8431

RGB percentages71.4%, 47.5%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(278.9, 54%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 43.7%, 84.3%)

CMYK15.3%, 43.7%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,958,743

CSS custom property--colour: #B679D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#498628

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#668EDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7693D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B3879Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.8 Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Violet · ΔE 18.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5 Plum · ΔE 22.9 Slate blue · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AD779

Analogous#8779D7, #D779C9

Triadic#D7B679, #79D7B6

Split complementary#C9D779, #79D787

Tetradic#D78779, #9AD779, #79C9D7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EFFA

Lighter +20%#E1C8EE

Lighter +10%#CBA0E3

Darker −10%#A152CB

Darker −20%#8836B4

Darker −30%#6A2A8D

Darker −40%#4D1E66

More saturated +25%#BC63ED

Less saturated −25%#B08FC1

Channel breakdown

R182

G121

B215

Red182 (71.4%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue278.94°

Saturation (HSL)54.02%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 79 · B D7

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