Colour

#B697EC

#B697EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B697EC is a violet with RGB values 182, 151, 236 and HSL 262°, 69%, 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 Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B697EC

RGBrgb(182, 151, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5922, 0.9255

RGB percentages71.4%, 59.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(261.9, 69.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 36%, 92.5%)

CMYK22.9%, 36%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,966,444

CSS custom property--colour: #B697EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#496813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83A6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#88A6EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#ACA5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.9 Medium purple · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8 Orchid · ΔE 27.6 Violet · ΔE 27.9 Slate blue · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDEC97

Analogous#97A2EC, #E097EC

Triadic#ECB697, #97ECB6

Split complementary#ECE197, #A3EC97

Tetradic#EC97A3, #CDEC97, #97ECE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3EDFC

Lighter +10%#D4C2F4

Darker −10%#986CE4

Darker −20%#7941DC

Darker −30%#5F24C6

Darker −40%#4A1C9B

More saturated +25%#B288FB

Less saturated −25%#BAA6DD

Channel breakdown

R182

G151

B236

Red182 (71.4%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue261.88°

Saturation (HSL)69.11%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 97 · B EC

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Colour values

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