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Colour

#B87FDF

  • #B87FDF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B87FDF is a violet with RGB values 184, 127, 223 and HSL 276°, 60%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B87FDF#B87FDF
HEX#B87FDF
RGBrgb(184, 127, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.498, 0.8745
RGB percentages72.2%, 49.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(275.6, 60%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 43%, 87.5%)
CMYK17.5%, 43%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,091,359
CSS custom property--colour: #B87FDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#478020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A94E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#7998DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B38EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.3Orchid · ΔE 17Violet · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4Plum · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6DF7F
Analogous#887FDF, #DF7FD6
Triadic#DFB87F, #7FDFB8
Split complementary#D6DF7F, #7FDF88
Tetradic#DF887F, #A6DF7F, #7FD6DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF9FE
Lighter +20%#E5D1F3
Lighter +10%#CFA8E9
Darker −10%#A156D5
Darker −20%#8A32C6
Darker −30%#6E279E
Darker −40%#511D75
More saturated +25%#BC6BF3
Less saturated −25%#B493CB

Channel breakdown

R184
G127
B223
Red184 (72.2%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue275.63°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 7F · B DF

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