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Recognised as Colour

#B886FA

  • #B886FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B886FA is a violet with RGB values 184, 134, 250 and HSL 266°, 92%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B886FA#B886FA
HEX#B886FA
RGBrgb(184, 134, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5255, 0.9804
RGB percentages72.2%, 52.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(265.9, 92.1%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 46.4%, 98%)
CMYK26.4%, 46.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,093,178
CSS custom property--colour: #B886FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#477905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#649DFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#709EF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AC9AB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Violet · ΔE 20.9Medium orchid · ΔE 21Orchid · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8FA86
Analogous#868EFA, #F286FA
Triadic#FAB886, #86FAB8
Split complementary#FAF286, #8EFA86
Tetradic#FA868E, #C8FA86, #86FAF2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1E8FE
Lighter +10%#D5B7FC
Darker −10%#9B55F8
Darker −20%#7F24F6
Darker −30%#6509DE
Darker −40%#4F07AD
More saturated +25%#B781FF
Less saturated −25%#BA96EA

Channel breakdown

R184
G134
B250
Red184 (72.2%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue265.86°
Saturation (HSL)92.06%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 86 · B FA

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