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Recognised as Colour

#B69DFB

  • #B69DFB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B69DFB is a violet with RGB values 182, 157, 251 and HSL 256°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B69DFB#B69DFB
HEX#B69DFB
RGBrgb(182, 157, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6157, 0.9843
RGB percentages71.4%, 61.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(256, 92.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256, 37.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK27.5%, 37.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,967,995
CSS custom property--colour: #B69DFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#496204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#87AAF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A7ADC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 22.1Violet · ΔE 28.4Orchid · ΔE 29Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2FB9D
Analogous#9DB3FB, #E59DFB
Triadic#FBB69D, #9DFBB6
Split complementary#FBE59D, #B3FB9D
Tetradic#FB9DB3, #E2FB9D, #9DFBE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBCEFD
Darker −10%#926CF9
Darker −20%#6D3BF7
Darker −30%#490AF5
Darker −40%#3A08C4
More saturated +25%#B499FF
Less saturated −25%#BCAAEE

Channel breakdown

R182
G157
B251
Red182 (71.4%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue255.96°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 9D · B FB

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