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Recognised as Colour

#B89CF0

  • #B89CF0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B89CF0 is a violet with RGB values 184, 156, 240 and HSL 260°, 74%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B89CF0#B89CF0
HEX#B89CF0
RGBrgb(184, 156, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6118, 0.9412
RGB percentages72.2%, 61.2%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(260, 73.7%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 35%, 94.1%)
CMYK23.3%, 35%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,098,800
CSS custom property--colour: #B89CF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40259WCAG 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 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#47630F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88AAF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA9EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#ADAABBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Orchid · ΔE 29.1Violet · ΔE 29.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4F09C
Analogous#9CAAF0, #E29CF0
Triadic#F0B89C, #9CF0B8
Split complementary#F0E29C, #AAF09C
Tetradic#F09CAA, #D4F09C, #9CF0E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F5FD
Lighter +10%#D8C8F7
Darker −10%#9870E9
Darker −20%#7843E3
Darker −30%#5C20D3
Darker −40%#4819A7
More saturated +25%#B38EFE
Less saturated −25%#BDAAE2

Channel breakdown

R184
G156
B240
Red184 (72.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 9C · B F0

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