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Colour

#B896FF

  • #B896FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B896FF is a violet with RGB values 184, 150, 255 and HSL 259°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B896FF#B896FF
HEX#B896FF
RGBrgb(184, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages72.2%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(259.4, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.4, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK27.8%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,097,279
CSS custom property--colour: #B896FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#476900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA7FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AAA8BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Violet · ΔE 24.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Orchid · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDFF96
Analogous#96A9FF, #EC96FF
Triadic#FFB896, #96FFB8
Split complementary#FFEC96, #A9FF96
Tetradic#FF96A9, #DDFF96, #96FFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCFF
Lighter +10%#DAC9FF
Darker −10%#9663FF
Darker −20%#7330FF
Darker −30%#5200FC
Darker −40%#4100C9
More saturated +25%#B896FF
Less saturated −25%#BDA3F2

Channel breakdown

R184
G150
B255
Red184 (72.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue259.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 96 · B FF

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