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Recognised as Colour

#B694DE

  • #B694DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B694DE is a violet with RGB values 182, 148, 222 and HSL 268°, 53%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B694DE#B694DE
HEX#B694DE
RGBrgb(182, 148, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5804, 0.8706
RGB percentages71.4%, 58%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(267.6, 52.9%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 33.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK18%, 33.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,965,662
CSS custom property--colour: #B694DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#496B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A2E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA3DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B09FAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Orchid · ΔE 28.6Violet · ΔE 29.7Thistle · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCDE94
Analogous#9497DE, #DB94DE
Triadic#DEB694, #94DEB6
Split complementary#DEDB94, #97DE94
Tetradic#DE9497, #BCDE94, #94DEDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE2F6
Lighter +10%#D1BBEA
Darker −10%#9B6DD2
Darker −20%#8146C6
Darker −30%#6833A6
Darker −40%#4F277F
More saturated +25%#B583F0
Less saturated −25%#B7A6CD

Channel breakdown

R182
G148
B222
Red182 (71.4%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue267.57°
Saturation (HSL)52.86%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 94 · B DE

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