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Recognised as Colour

#B894E2

  • #B894E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B894E2 is a violet with RGB values 184, 148, 226 and HSL 268°, 57%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B894E2#B894E2
HEX#B894E2
RGBrgb(184, 148, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5804, 0.8863
RGB percentages72.2%, 58%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(267.7, 57.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.7, 34.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK18.6%, 34.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,096,738
CSS custom property--colour: #B894E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#476B1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84A2E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA4E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B2A0B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Orchid · ΔE 27.1Violet · ΔE 28Thistle · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEE294
Analogous#9497E2, #DF94E2
Triadic#E2B894, #94E2B8
Split complementary#E2DF94, #97E294
Tetradic#E29497, #BEE294, #94E2DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE4F8
Lighter +10%#D3BCED
Darker −10%#9D6CD7
Darker −20%#8344CC
Darker −30%#6A2FAE
Darker −40%#512486
More saturated +25%#B783F3
Less saturated −25%#B9A5D1

Channel breakdown

R184
G148
B226
Red184 (72.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue267.69°
Saturation (HSL)57.35%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 94 · B E2

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