Colour

#B791CD

#B791CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B791CD is a violet with RGB values 183, 145, 205 and HSL 278°, 38%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B791CD

RGBrgb(183, 145, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5686, 0.8039

RGB percentages71.8%, 56.9%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(278, 37.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278, 29.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK10.7%, 29.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,030,413

CSS custom property--colour: #B791CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#486E32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#889DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A0CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B599A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.2 Thistle · ΔE 24.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9 Medium purple · ΔE 29.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 31.3 Orchid · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7CD91

Analogous#9991CD, #CD91C5

Triadic#CDB791, #91CDB7

Split complementary#C5CD91, #91CD99

Tetradic#CD9991, #A7CD91, #91C5CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFD

Lighter +20%#E5D7ED

Lighter +10%#CEB4DD

Darker −10%#A06EBD

Darker −20%#884DAB

Darker −30%#6C3E87

Darker −40%#502E64

More saturated +25%#BC7DE1

Less saturated −25%#B2A5B9

Channel breakdown

R183

G145

B205

Red183 (71.8%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue278°

Saturation (HSL)37.5%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 91 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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