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Recognised as Colour

#B882E5

  • #B882E5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B882E5 is a violet with RGB values 184, 130, 229 and HSL 273°, 66%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B882E5#B882E5
HEX#B882E5
RGBrgb(184, 130, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5098, 0.898
RGB percentages72.2%, 51%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(272.7, 65.6%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 43.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK19.7%, 43.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,092,133
CSS custom property--colour: #B882E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#477D1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B97E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#799AE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B292A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.5Orchid · ΔE 18Violet · ΔE 19.2Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Plum · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFE582
Analogous#8782E5, #E582E0
Triadic#E5B882, #82E5B8
Split complementary#E1E582, #82E586
Tetradic#E58682, #AFE582, #82E0E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8D6F7
Lighter +10%#D0ACEE
Darker −10%#A058DC
Darker −20%#882ED3
Darker −30%#6D23AB
Darker −40%#521B80
More saturated +25%#BA6FF8
Less saturated −25%#B695D2

Channel breakdown

R184
G130
B229
Red184 (72.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)65.56%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 82 · B E5

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