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Recognised as Colour

#B885EC

  • #B885EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B885EC is a violet with RGB values 184, 133, 236 and HSL 270°, 73%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B885EC#B885EC
HEX#B885EC
RGBrgb(184, 133, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5216, 0.9255
RGB percentages72.2%, 52.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(269.7, 73%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 43.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK22%, 43.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,092,908
CSS custom property--colour: #B885EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#477A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9AF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#789CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B096ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Orchid · ΔE 19.3Violet · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9EC85
Analogous#8586EC, #EB85EC
Triadic#ECB885, #85ECB8
Split complementary#ECEC85, #85EC85
Tetradic#EC8586, #B9EC85, #85ECEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBDDFA
Lighter +10%#D2B1F3
Darker −10%#9E59E5
Darker −20%#852DDE
Darker −30%#6B1DBB
Darker −40%#52168F
More saturated +25%#B873FE
Less saturated −25%#B897DA

Channel breakdown

R184
G133
B236
Red184 (72.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue269.71°
Saturation (HSL)73.05%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 85 · B EC

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