Colour

#B899FA

#B899FA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B899FA is a violet with RGB values 184, 153, 250 and HSL 259°, 91%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B899FA#B899FA

HEX#B899FA

RGBrgb(184, 153, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6, 0.9804

RGB percentages72.2%, 60%, 98%

HSLhsl(259.2, 90.7%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 38.8%, 98%)

CMYK26.4%, 38.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,098,042

CSS custom property--colour: #B899FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#476605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7FAAFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#84A8F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#ABAABEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.5 Plum · ΔE 22.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7 Violet · ΔE 26.2 Orchid · ΔE 26.8 Slate blue · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DBFA99

Analogous#99ABFA, #E899FA

Triadic#FAB899, #99FAB8

Split complementary#FAE999, #ABFA99

Tetradic#FA99AB, #DBFA99, #99FAE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFAFF

Lighter +10%#DACAFC

Darker −10%#9668F8

Darker −20%#7438F5

Darker −30%#540CEE

Darker −40%#4309BE

More saturated +25%#B694FF

Less saturated −25%#BDA6ED

Channel breakdown

R184

G153

B250

Red184 (72.2%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue259.18°

Saturation (HSL)90.65%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 99 · B FA

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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