Colour

#B781DB

#B781DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B781DB is a violet with RGB values 183, 129, 219 and HSL 276°, 56%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B781DB

RGBrgb(183, 129, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5059, 0.8588

RGB percentages71.8%, 50.6%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(276, 55.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276, 41.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK16.4%, 41.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,026,331

CSS custom property--colour: #B781DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#487E24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F94DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C98D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B38EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.1 Orchid · ΔE 18.4 Plum · ΔE 20.1 Violet · ΔE 20.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3 Slate blue · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A5DB81

Analogous#8A81DB, #DB81D2

Triadic#DBB781, #81DBB7

Split complementary#D2DB81, #81DB8A

Tetradic#DB8A81, #A5DB81, #81D2DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF8FD

Lighter +20%#E4D0F2

Lighter +10%#CEA9E6

Darker −10%#A059D0

Darker −20%#8937BF

Darker −30%#6C2B98

Darker −40%#502070

More saturated +25%#BB6DEF

Less saturated −25%#B395C7

Channel breakdown

R183

G129

B219

Red183 (71.8%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue276°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 81 · B DB

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