Colour

#B88CEE

#B88CEE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B88CEE is a violet with RGB values 184, 140, 238 and HSL 267°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B88CEE

RGBrgb(184, 140, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.549, 0.9333

RGB percentages72.2%, 54.9%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(266.9, 74.2%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 41.2%, 93.3%)

CMYK22.7%, 41.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,094,702

CSS custom property--colour: #B88CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#477311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#749FF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7EA0EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AF9CB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9 Orchid · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 22 Plum · ΔE 22.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2EE8C

Analogous#8C91EE, #E98CEE

Triadic#EEB88C, #8CEEB8

Split complementary#EEE98C, #91EE8C

Tetradic#EE8C91, #C2EE8C, #8CEEE9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFE5FB

Lighter +10%#D3B8F5

Darker −10%#9D60E7

Darker −20%#8133E1

Darker −30%#681DC4

Darker −40%#501698

More saturated +25%#B67CFF

Less saturated −25%#BA9DDE

Channel breakdown

R184

G140

B238

Red184 (72.2%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue266.94°

Saturation (HSL)74.24%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 8C · B EE

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