Colour

#B882EE

#B882EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B882EE is a violet with RGB values 184, 130, 238 and HSL 270°, 76%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B882EE#B882EE

HEX#B882EE

RGBrgb(184, 130, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5098, 0.9333

RGB percentages72.2%, 51%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(270, 76.1%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 45.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK22.7%, 45.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,092,142

CSS custom property--colour: #B882EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#477D11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6698F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#749AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B094ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3 Orchid · ΔE 18.8 Violet · ΔE 19.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9 Slate blue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B8EE82

Analogous#8282EE, #EE82EE

Triadic#EEB882, #82EEB8

Split complementary#EEEE82, #82EE82

Tetradic#EE8282, #B8EE82, #82EEEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBDCFA

Lighter +10%#D2AFF4

Darker −10%#9F55E8

Darker −20%#8528E2

Darker −30%#6C1ABD

Darker −40%#521490

More saturated +25%#B871FF

Less saturated −25%#B894DC

Channel breakdown

R184

G130

B238

Red184 (72.2%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)76.06%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 82 · B EE

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