Colour

#B684CD

#B684CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B684CD is a violet with RGB values 182, 132, 205 and HSL 281°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B684CD

RGBrgb(182, 132, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5176, 0.8039

RGB percentages71.4%, 51.8%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(281.1, 42.2%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 35.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK11.2%, 35.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,961,549

CSS custom property--colour: #B684CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#497B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7894D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8498CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B58D9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.8 Medium purple · ΔE 21.6 Orchid · ΔE 23.4 Violet · ΔE 26 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8 Slate blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BCD84

Analogous#9284CD, #CD84C0

Triadic#CDB684, #84CDB6

Split complementary#C0CD84, #84CD92

Tetradic#CD9284, #9BCD84, #84C0CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F1F9

Lighter +20%#E1CDEA

Lighter +10%#CCA8DC

Darker −10%#A060BE

Darker −20%#8844A7

Darker −30%#6A3583

Darker −40%#4D265F

More saturated +25%#BE6EE3

Less saturated −25%#AE9AB7

Channel breakdown

R182

G132

B205

Red182 (71.4%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue281.1°

Saturation (HSL)42.2%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 84 · B CD

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Colour values

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