Recognised as Colour

#B793EE

#B793EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B793EE is a violet with RGB values 183, 147, 238 and HSL 264°, 73%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B793EE

RGBrgb(183, 147, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5765, 0.9333

RGB percentages71.8%, 57.6%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(263.7, 72.8%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.7, 38.2%, 93.3%)

CMYK23.1%, 38.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,030,958

CSS custom property--colour: #B793EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#486C11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7DA3F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#84A4ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#ADA2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.3 Plum · ΔE 19.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3 Orchid · ΔE 25 Violet · ΔE 25.3 Slate blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAEE93

Analogous#939DEE, #E493EE

Triadic#EEB793, #93EEB7

Split complementary#EEE593, #9CEE93

Tetradic#EE939D, #CAEE93, #93EEE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2EBFC

Lighter +10%#D4BFF5

Darker −10%#9A67E7

Darker −20%#7C3BE0

Darker −30%#6220C8

Darker −40%#4D199C

More saturated +25%#B483FE

Less saturated −25%#BAA3DE

Channel breakdown

R183

G147

B238

Red183 (71.8%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue263.74°

Saturation (HSL)72.8%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 93 · B EE

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