Recognised as Colour

#B786D7

#B786D7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B786D7 is a violet with RGB values 183, 134, 215 and HSL 276°, 50%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B786D7

RGBrgb(183, 134, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5255, 0.8431

RGB percentages71.8%, 52.5%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(276.3, 50.3%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 37.7%, 84.3%)

CMYK14.9%, 37.7%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,027,607

CSS custom property--colour: #B786D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#487928

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7797DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#829AD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B491A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16 Medium purple · ΔE 18.1 Orchid · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 23.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.5 Slate blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6D786

Analogous#8F86D7, #D786CF

Triadic#D7B786, #86D7B7

Split complementary#CFD786, #86D78F

Tetradic#D78F86, #A6D786, #86CFD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF9FD

Lighter +20%#E5D3F0

Lighter +10%#CEACE4

Darker −10%#A060CA

Darker −20%#893DBA

Darker −30%#6C3193

Darker −40%#50246D

More saturated +25%#BB72EB

Less saturated −25%#B39AC3

Channel breakdown

R183

G134

B215

Red183 (71.8%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue276.3°

Saturation (HSL)50.31%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 86 · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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