Recognised as Colour

#B682E5

#B682E5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B682E5 is a violet with RGB values 182, 130, 229 and HSL 272°, 66%, 70%. 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#B682E5

RGBrgb(182, 130, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5098, 0.898

RGB percentages71.4%, 51%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(271.5, 65.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.5, 43.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK20.5%, 43.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,961,061

CSS custom property--colour: #B682E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#497D1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B96E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7799E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AF92A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11 Orchid · ΔE 18.7 Violet · ΔE 19.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9 Slate blue · ΔE 23.3 Plum · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1E582

Analogous#8482E5, #E582E3

Triadic#E5B682, #82E5B6

Split complementary#E3E582, #82E584

Tetradic#E58482, #B1E582, #82E3E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7D6F7

Lighter +10%#CFACEE

Darker −10%#9D58DC

Darker −20%#852ED3

Darker −30%#6A23AB

Darker −40%#501B80

More saturated +25%#B76FF8

Less saturated −25%#B595D2

Channel breakdown

R182

G130

B229

Red182 (71.4%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue271.52°

Saturation (HSL)65.56%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 82 · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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