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Recognised as Colour

#B897E1

  • #B897E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B897E1 is a violet with RGB values 184, 151, 225 and HSL 267°, 55%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B897E1#B897E1
HEX#B897E1
RGBrgb(184, 151, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5922, 0.8824
RGB percentages72.2%, 59.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(266.8, 55.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 32.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK18.2%, 32.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,097,505
CSS custom property--colour: #B897E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#47681E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A4E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA5DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B2A2B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Orchid · ΔE 29.1Thistle · ΔE 29.9Violet · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0E197
Analogous#979BE1, #DD97E1
Triadic#E1B897, #97E1B8
Split complementary#E1DD97, #9BE197
Tetradic#E1979B, #C0E197, #97E1DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEE6F8
Lighter +10%#D3BFEC
Darker −10%#9D6FD6
Darker −20%#8248CA
Darker −30%#6932AD
Darker −40%#512785
More saturated +25%#B686F2
Less saturated −25%#BAA8D0

Channel breakdown

R184
G151
B225
Red184 (72.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue266.76°
Saturation (HSL)55.22%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 97 · B E1

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