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Colour

#B896C1

  • #B896C1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B896C1 is a violet with RGB values 184, 150, 193 and HSL 287°, 26%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B896C1#B896C1
HEX#B896C1
RGBrgb(184, 150, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5882, 0.7569
RGB percentages72.2%, 58.8%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(287.4, 25.7%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 22.3%, 75.7%)
CMYK4.7%, 22.3%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,097,217
CSS custom property--colour: #B896C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#47693E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919FC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A3C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B99AA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 17.5Rosy brown · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Dark grey · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FC196
Analogous#A396C1, #C196B5
Triadic#C1B896, #96C1B8
Split complementary#B5C196, #96C1A3
Tetradic#C1A396, #9FC196, #96B5C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F6FA
Lighter +20%#E3D6E7
Lighter +10%#CEB6D4
Darker −10%#A276AE
Darker −20%#8B5998
Darker −30%#6D4777
Darker −40%#503457
More saturated +25%#C481D6
Less saturated −25%#ACABAC

Channel breakdown

R184
G150
B193
Red184 (72.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue287.44°
Saturation (HSL)25.75%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 96 · B C1

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