Colour
#B885DE
- #B885DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B885DE is a violet with RGB values 184, 133, 222 and HSL 274°, 57%, 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
#B885DE#B885DE
HEX#B885DE
RGBrgb(184, 133, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5216, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.2%, 52.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(274.4, 57.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.4, 40.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK17.1%, 40.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,092,894
CSS custom property--colour: #B885DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#477A21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABDE85
Analogous#8C85DE, #DE85D7
Triadic#DEB885, #85DEB8
Split complementary#D7DE85, #85DE8C
Tetradic#DE8C85, #ABDE85, #85D7DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G133
B222
Red184 (72.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue274.38°
Saturation (HSL)57.42%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 85 · B DE
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