Recognised as Colour
#B87DC5
- #B87DC5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B87DC5 is a violet with RGB values 184, 125, 197 and HSL 289°, 38%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B87DC5#B87DC5
HEX#B87DC5
RGBrgb(184, 125, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4902, 0.7725
RGB percentages72.2%, 49%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(289.2, 38.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 36.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK6.6%, 36.5%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,090,821
CSS custom property--colour: #B87DC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#47823A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AC57D
Analogous#947DC5, #C57DAE
Triadic#C5B87D, #7DC5B8
Split complementary#AEC57D, #7DC594
Tetradic#C5947D, #8AC57D, #7DAEC5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G125
B197
Red184 (72.2%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue289.17°
Saturation (HSL)38.3%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 7D · B C5
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