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Recognised as Colour

#B69FDD

  • #B69FDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B69FDD is a violet with RGB values 182, 159, 221 and HSL 262°, 48%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B69FDD#B69FDD
HEX#B69FDD
RGBrgb(182, 159, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6235, 0.8667
RGB percentages71.4%, 62.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(262.3, 47.7%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 28.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK17.6%, 28.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,968,477
CSS custom property--colour: #B69FDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#496022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A9E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A9DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B0A8B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14Thistle · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 30.2Medium purple · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DD9F
Analogous#9FA7DD, #D59FDD
Triadic#DDB69F, #9FDDB6
Split complementary#DDD59F, #A7DD9F
Tetradic#DD9FA7, #C6DD9F, #9FDDD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEAF8
Lighter +10%#D3C5EA
Darker −10%#9979D0
Darker −20%#7D54C2
Darker −30%#643BA8
Darker −40%#4D2E82
More saturated +25%#B28FED
Less saturated −25%#BAAFCD

Channel breakdown

R182
G159
B221
Red182 (71.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue262.26°
Saturation (HSL)47.69%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 9F · B DD

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