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Colour

#B89BC0

  • #B89BC0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B89BC0 is a violet with RGB values 184, 155, 192 and HSL 287°, 23%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B89BC0#B89BC0
HEX#B89BC0
RGBrgb(184, 155, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6078, 0.7529
RGB percentages72.2%, 60.8%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(287, 22.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 19.3%, 75.3%)
CMYK4.2%, 19.3%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,098,496
CSS custom property--colour: #B89BC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#47643F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A3C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA6BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B99FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.4Plum · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Rosy brown · ΔE 22Dark grey · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3C09B
Analogous#A69BC0, #C09BB5
Triadic#C0B89B, #9BC0B8
Split complementary#B6C09B, #9BC0A5
Tetradic#C0A69B, #A3C09B, #9BB5C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF9FB
Lighter +20%#E4DAE7
Lighter +10%#CEBAD4
Darker −10%#A27CAC
Darker −20%#8A5F96
Darker −30%#6D4B77
Darker −40%#513758
More saturated +25%#C487D4
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R184
G155
B192
Red184 (72.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue287.03°
Saturation (HSL)22.7%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 9B · B C0

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