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Recognised as Colour

#B797E1

  • #B797E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B797E1 is a violet with RGB values 183, 151, 225 and HSL 266°, 55%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B797E1#B797E1
HEX#B797E1
RGBrgb(183, 151, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5922, 0.8824
RGB percentages71.8%, 59.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(265.9, 55.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 32.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK18.7%, 32.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,031,969
CSS custom property--colour: #B797E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#48681E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A4E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA5DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B0A2B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Orchid · ΔE 29.4Thistle · ΔE 29.9Violet · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1E197
Analogous#979CE1, #DC97E1
Triadic#E1B797, #97E1B7
Split complementary#E1DC97, #9CE197
Tetradic#E1979C, #C1E197, #97E1DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEE6F8
Lighter +10%#D2BFEC
Darker −10%#9C6FD6
Darker −20%#8048CA
Darker −30%#6732AD
Darker −40%#502785
More saturated +25%#B586F2
Less saturated −25%#B9A8D0

Channel breakdown

R183
G151
B225
Red183 (71.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue265.95°
Saturation (HSL)55.22%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 97 · B E1

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