Colour

#B89BED

#B89BED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B89BED is a violet with RGB values 184, 155, 237 and HSL 261°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B89BED

RGBrgb(184, 155, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6078, 0.9294

RGB percentages72.2%, 60.8%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(261.2, 69.5%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 34.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK22.4%, 34.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,098,541

CSS custom property--colour: #B89BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#476412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88A9F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DA9EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AEA8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7 Orchid · ΔE 29 Violet · ΔE 29.2 Slate blue · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D0ED9B

Analogous#9BA7ED, #E19BED

Triadic#EDB89B, #9BEDB8

Split complementary#EDE19B, #A7ED9B

Tetradic#ED9BA7, #D0ED9B, #9BEDE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5F1FD

Lighter +10%#D7C6F5

Darker −10%#9970E5

Darker −20%#7B45DD

Darker −30%#5F24CB

Darker −40%#4B1D9F

More saturated +25%#B48CFC

Less saturated −25%#BCAADE

Channel breakdown

R184

G155

B237

Red184 (72.2%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue261.22°

Saturation (HSL)69.49%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 9B · B ED

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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