Recognised as Colour
#B787D4
- #B787D4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B787D4 is a violet with RGB values 183, 135, 212 and HSL 277°, 47%, 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
#B787D4#B787D4
HEX#B787D4
RGBrgb(183, 135, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5294, 0.8314
RGB percentages71.8%, 52.9%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(277.4, 47.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 36.3%, 83.1%)
CMYK13.7%, 36.3%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,027,860
CSS custom property--colour: #B787D4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32149WCAG 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 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#48782B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4D487
Analogous#9187D4, #D487CB
Triadic#D4B787, #87D4B7
Split complementary#CBD487, #87D491
Tetradic#D49187, #A4D487, #87CBD4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G135
B212
Red183 (71.8%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue277.4°
Saturation (HSL)47.24%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 87 · B D4
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