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Recognised as Colour

#B69AD7

  • #B69AD7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B69AD7 is a violet with RGB values 182, 154, 215 and HSL 268°, 43%, 72%. 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

#B69AD7#B69AD7
HEX#B69AD7
RGBrgb(182, 154, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6039, 0.8431
RGB percentages71.4%, 60.4%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(267.5, 43.3%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.5, 28.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK15.3%, 28.4%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,967,191
CSS custom property--colour: #B69AD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#496528

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA5DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A6D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B1A3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 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 text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Steel blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBD79A
Analogous#9A9CD7, #D49AD7
Triadic#D7B69A, #9AD7B6
Split complementary#D7D59A, #9CD79A
Tetradic#D79A9C, #BBD79A, #9AD7D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE3F4
Lighter +10%#D0BFE5
Darker −10%#9C75C9
Darker −20%#8151BA
Darker −30%#683D9B
Darker −40%#502F76
More saturated +25%#B588E9
Less saturated −25%#B7ACC5

Channel breakdown

R182
G154
B215
Red182 (71.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue267.54°
Saturation (HSL)43.26%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 9A · B D7

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