Recognised as Colour
#B88EED
- #B88EED
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B88EED is a violet with RGB values 184, 142, 237 and HSL 267°, 73%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B88EED#B88EED
HEX#B88EED
RGBrgb(184, 142, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5569, 0.9294
RGB percentages72.2%, 55.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(266.5, 72.5%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 40.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK22.4%, 40.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,095,213
CSS custom property--colour: #B88EED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#477112
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3ED8E
Analogous#8E94ED, #E78EED
Triadic#EDB88E, #8EEDB8
Split complementary#EDE78E, #94ED8E
Tetradic#ED8E94, #C3ED8E, #8EEDE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G142
B237
Red184 (72.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue266.53°
Saturation (HSL)72.52%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 8E · B ED
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