Recognised as Colour
#B87DCD
- #B87DCD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B87DCD is a violet with RGB values 184, 125, 205 and HSL 284°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B87DCD#B87DCD
HEX#B87DCD
RGBrgb(184, 125, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4902, 0.8039
RGB percentages72.2%, 49%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(284.3, 44.4%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 39%, 80.4%)
CMYK10.2%, 39%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,090,829
CSS custom property--colour: #B87DCD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#478232
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92CD7D
Analogous#907DCD, #CD7DBA
Triadic#CDB87D, #7DCDB8
Split complementary#BACD7D, #7DCD90
Tetradic#CD907D, #92CD7D, #7DBACD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G125
B205
Red184 (72.2%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue284.25°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 7D · B CD
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