Colour

#B687D1

#B687D1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B687D1 is a violet with RGB values 182, 135, 209 and HSL 278°, 45%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B687D1

RGBrgb(182, 135, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5294, 0.8196

RGB percentages71.4%, 52.9%, 82%

HSLhsl(278.1, 44.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 35.4%, 82%)

CMYK12.9%, 35.4%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,962,321

CSS custom property--colour: #B687D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#49782E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A97D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#859ACFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#B491A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.8 Medium purple · ΔE 21.3 Orchid · ΔE 24 Violet · ΔE 26.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.6 Slate blue · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2D187

Analogous#9187D1, #D187C7

Triadic#D1B687, #87D1B6

Split complementary#C7D187, #87D191

Tetradic#D19187, #A2D187, #87C7D1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F6FB

Lighter +20%#E3D1ED

Lighter +10%#CCACDF

Darker −10%#A062C3

Darker −20%#8843AF

Darker −30%#6B358A

Darker −40%#4E2765

More saturated +25%#BC72E6

Less saturated −25%#B09CBC

Channel breakdown

R182

G135

B209

Red182 (71.4%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue278.11°

Saturation (HSL)44.58%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 87 · B D1

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Colour values

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