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Recognised as Colour

#B694EA

  • #B694EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B694EA is a violet with RGB values 182, 148, 234 and HSL 264°, 67%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B694EA#B694EA
HEX#B694EA
RGBrgb(182, 148, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5804, 0.9176
RGB percentages71.4%, 58%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(263.7, 67.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.7, 36.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK22.2%, 36.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,965,674
CSS custom property--colour: #B694EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#496B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80A3EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A4E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ADA2B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Orchid · ΔE 26.3Violet · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8EA94
Analogous#949DEA, #E194EA
Triadic#EAB694, #94EAB6
Split complementary#EAE194, #9DEA94
Tetradic#EA949D, #C8EA94, #94EAE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0E9FB
Lighter +10%#D3BFF2
Darker −10%#9969E2
Darker −20%#7C3FD9
Darker −30%#6226BF
Darker −40%#4C1D95
More saturated +25%#B384FA
Less saturated −25%#B9A4DA

Channel breakdown

R182
G148
B234
Red182 (71.4%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue263.72°
Saturation (HSL)67.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 94 · B EA

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