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Colour

#B799CD

  • #B799CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B799CD is a violet with RGB values 183, 153, 205 and HSL 275°, 34%, 70%. 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

#B799CD#B799CD
HEX#B799CD
RGBrgb(183, 153, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6, 0.8039
RGB percentages71.8%, 60%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(274.6, 34.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 25.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK10.7%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,032,461
CSS custom property--colour: #B799CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#486632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A3CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A5CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B5A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.1Thistle · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Rosy brown · ΔE 29.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFCD99
Analogous#9D99CD, #CD99C9
Triadic#CDB799, #99CDB7
Split complementary#C9CD99, #99CD9D
Tetradic#CD9D99, #AFCD99, #99C9CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7DDEF
Lighter +10%#CFBBDE
Darker −10%#9F77BC
Darker −20%#8755AB
Darker −30%#6C438A
Darker −40%#513367
More saturated +25%#BA86E0
Less saturated −25%#B4ACBA

Channel breakdown

R183
G153
B205
Red183 (71.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue274.62°
Saturation (HSL)34.21%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 99 · B CD

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