Recognised as Colour
#B68DDF
- #B68DDF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B68DDF is a violet with RGB values 182, 141, 223 and HSL 270°, 56%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B68DDF#B68DDF
HEX#B68DDF
RGBrgb(182, 141, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5529, 0.8745
RGB percentages71.4%, 55.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(270, 56.2%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 36.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK18.4%, 36.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,963,871
CSS custom property--colour: #B68DDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#497220
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6DF8D
Analogous#8D8DDF, #DF8DDF
Triadic#DFB68D, #8DDFB6
Split complementary#DFDF8D, #8DDF8D
Tetradic#DF8D8D, #B6DF8D, #8DDFDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G141
B223
Red182 (71.4%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)56.16%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 8D · B DF
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