Recognised as Colour

#B883D7

#B883D7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B883D7 is a violet with RGB values 184, 131, 215 and HSL 278°, 51%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B883D7

RGBrgb(184, 131, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5137, 0.8431

RGB percentages72.2%, 51.4%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(277.9, 51.2%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 39.1%, 84.3%)

CMYK14.4%, 39.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,092,375

CSS custom property--colour: #B883D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#477C28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7395DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8099D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B58FA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.8 Plum · ΔE 17.3 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Violet · ΔE 22 Medium orchid · ΔE 28 Slate blue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2D783

Analogous#8E83D7, #D783CC

Triadic#D7B883, #83D7B8

Split complementary#CCD783, #83D78E

Tetradic#D78E83, #A2D783, #83CCD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF7FC

Lighter +20%#E4D0F0

Lighter +10%#CEAAE3

Darker −10%#A25CCB

Darker −20%#8A3CB8

Darker −30%#6D2F92

Darker −40%#51236B

More saturated +25%#BD6FEC

Less saturated −25%#B398C3

Channel breakdown

R184

G131

B215

Red184 (72.2%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue277.86°

Saturation (HSL)51.22%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 83 · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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