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Recognised as Colour

#B798EB

  • #B798EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B798EB is a violet with RGB values 183, 152, 235 and HSL 262°, 67%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B798EB#B798EB
HEX#B798EB
RGBrgb(183, 152, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5961, 0.9216
RGB percentages71.8%, 59.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(262.4, 67.5%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 35.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK22.1%, 35.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,032,235
CSS custom property--colour: #B798EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#486714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84A6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA6E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#AEA5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Orchid · ΔE 28Violet · ΔE 28.4Slate blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCEB98
Analogous#98A3EB, #E098EB
Triadic#EBB798, #98EBB7
Split complementary#EBE198, #A3EB98
Tetradic#EB98A3, #CCEB98, #98EBE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3EDFC
Lighter +10%#D5C3F3
Darker −10%#996DE3
Darker −20%#7B43DA
Darker −30%#6126C4
Darker −40%#4C1E99
More saturated +25%#B389FA
Less saturated −25%#BBA7DC

Channel breakdown

R183
G152
B235
Red183 (71.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue262.41°
Saturation (HSL)67.48%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 98 · B EB

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