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Recognised as Colour

#B68AFE

  • #B68AFE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B68AFE is a violet with RGB values 182, 138, 254 and HSL 263°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B68AFE#B68AFE
HEX#B68AFE
RGBrgb(182, 138, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5412, 0.9961
RGB percentages71.4%, 54.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(262.8, 98.3%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.8, 45.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK28.3%, 45.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,963,134
CSS custom property--colour: #B68AFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#497501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#719FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A89FB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Violet · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Orchid · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2FE8A
Analogous#8A98FE, #F08AFE
Triadic#FEB68A, #8AFEB6
Split complementary#FEF08A, #98FE8A
Tetradic#FE8A98, #D2FE8A, #8AFEF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5EFFF
Lighter +10%#D6BDFE
Darker −10%#9657FE
Darker −20%#7725FD
Darker −30%#5B02ED
Darker −40%#4802BA
More saturated +25%#B689FF
Less saturated −25%#BA99EF

Channel breakdown

R182
G138
B254
Red182 (71.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue262.76°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 8A · B FE

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