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Recognised as Colour

#B69EC8

  • #B69EC8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B69EC8 is a violet with RGB values 182, 158, 200 and HSL 274°, 28%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B69EC8#B69EC8
HEX#B69EC8
RGBrgb(182, 158, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6196, 0.7843
RGB percentages71.4%, 62%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(274.3, 27.6%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 21%, 78.4%)
CMYK9%, 21%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,968,200
CSS custom property--colour: #B69EC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38569WCAG 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 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#496137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A6CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA7C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B4A3ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.1Plum · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Dark grey · ΔE 24.8Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0C89E
Analogous#A19EC8, #C89EC5
Triadic#C8B69E, #9EC8B6
Split complementary#C5C89E, #9EC8A1
Tetradic#C8A19E, #B0C89E, #9EC5C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7DFED
Lighter +10%#CEBFDA
Darker −10%#9E7DB6
Darker −20%#855DA3
Darker −30%#6B4A83
Darker −40%#503862
More saturated +25%#B98BDB
Less saturated −25%#B3B1B5

Channel breakdown

R182
G158
B200
Red182 (71.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue274.29°
Saturation (HSL)27.63%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 9E · B C8

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