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Colour

#B69FCB

  • #B69FCB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B69FCB is a violet with RGB values 182, 159, 203 and HSL 271°, 30%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B69FCB#B69FCB
HEX#B69FCB
RGBrgb(182, 159, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6235, 0.7961
RGB percentages71.4%, 62.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(271.4, 29.7%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 21.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK10.3%, 21.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,968,459
CSS custom property--colour: #B69FCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#496034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A7CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA8CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B4A5AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.6Plum · ΔE 16.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Dark grey · ΔE 25.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4CB9F
Analogous#A09FCB, #CB9FCA
Triadic#CBB69F, #9FCBB6
Split complementary#CACB9F, #9FCBA0
Tetradic#CBA09F, #B4CB9F, #9FCACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E1EF
Lighter +10%#CFC0DD
Darker −10%#9D7EB9
Darker −20%#845DA7
Darker −30%#6A4988
Darker −40%#503866
More saturated +25%#B78CDD
Less saturated −25%#B5B2B8

Channel breakdown

R182
G159
B203
Red182 (71.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue271.36°
Saturation (HSL)29.73%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 9F · B CB

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