Recognised as Colour

#B696EF

#B696EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B696EF is a violet with RGB values 182, 150, 239 and HSL 262°, 74%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B696EF#B696EF

HEX#B696EF

RGBrgb(182, 150, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5882, 0.9373

RGB percentages71.4%, 58.8%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(261.6, 73.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 37.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK23.8%, 37.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,966,191

CSS custom property--colour: #B696EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#496910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80A6F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#86A5EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#ABA5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.7 Plum · ΔE 19.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1 Orchid · ΔE 26.7 Violet · ΔE 26.9 Slate blue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CFEF96

Analogous#96A2EF, #E396EF

Triadic#EFB696, #96EFB6

Split complementary#EFE396, #A2EF96

Tetradic#EF96A3, #CFEF96, #96EFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4EFFC

Lighter +10%#D5C2F6

Darker −10%#976AE8

Darker −20%#783DE2

Darker −30%#5E1FCD

Darker −40%#4918A1

More saturated +25%#B287FE

Less saturated −25%#BAA5E0

Channel breakdown

R182

G150

B239

Red182 (71.4%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue261.57°

Saturation (HSL)73.55%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 96 · B EF

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