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Colour

#B896EE

  • #B896EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B896EE is a violet with RGB values 184, 150, 238 and HSL 263°, 72%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B896EE#B896EE
HEX#B896EE
RGBrgb(184, 150, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5882, 0.9333
RGB percentages72.2%, 58.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(263.2, 72.1%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.2, 37%, 93.3%)
CMYK22.7%, 37%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,097,262
CSS custom property--colour: #B896EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#476911

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A6F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A6ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#AEA4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Plum · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Orchid · ΔE 26.2Violet · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCEE96
Analogous#96A0EE, #E496EE
Triadic#EEB896, #96EEB8
Split complementary#EEE496, #A0EE96
Tetradic#EE96A0, #CCEE96, #96EEE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3EEFC
Lighter +10%#D6C2F5
Darker −10%#9A6AE7
Darker −20%#7D3EE0
Darker −30%#6221CA
Darker −40%#4D1A9E
More saturated +25%#B587FD
Less saturated −25%#BBA5DF

Channel breakdown

R184
G150
B238
Red184 (72.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue263.18°
Saturation (HSL)72.13%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 96 · B EE

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