Colour
#B68BCC
- #B68BCC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B68BCC is a violet with RGB values 182, 139, 204 and HSL 280°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B68BCC#B68BCC
HEX#B68BCC
RGBrgb(182, 139, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5451, 0.8
RGB percentages71.4%, 54.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(279.7, 38.9%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 31.9%, 80%)
CMYK10.8%, 31.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,963,340
CSS custom property--colour: #B68BCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#497433
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1CC8B
Analogous#968BCC, #CC8BC2
Triadic#CCB68B, #8BCCB6
Split complementary#C2CC8B, #8BCC96
Tetradic#CC968B, #A1CC8B, #8BC2CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G139
B204
Red182 (71.4%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue279.69°
Saturation (HSL)38.92%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 8B · B CC
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