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Recognised as Colour

#B897EC

  • #B897EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B897EC is a violet with RGB values 184, 151, 236 and HSL 263°, 69%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B897EC#B897EC
HEX#B897EC
RGBrgb(184, 151, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5922, 0.9255
RGB percentages72.2%, 59.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(263.3, 69.1%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.3, 36%, 92.5%)
CMYK22%, 36%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,097,516
CSS custom property--colour: #B897EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#476813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83A6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A6EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AFA5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 27Violet · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBEC97
Analogous#97A1EC, #E297EC
Triadic#ECB897, #97ECB8
Split complementary#ECE297, #A1EC97
Tetradic#EC97A1, #CBEC97, #97ECE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3EDFC
Lighter +10%#D5C2F4
Darker −10%#9B6CE4
Darker −20%#7D41DC
Darker −30%#6324C6
Darker −40%#4D1C9B
More saturated +25%#B588FB
Less saturated −25%#BBA6DD

Channel breakdown

R184
G151
B236
Red184 (72.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue263.29°
Saturation (HSL)69.11%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 97 · B EC

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