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Colour

#B89DD8

  • #B89DD8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B89DD8 is a violet with RGB values 184, 157, 216 and HSL 267°, 43%, 73%. 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

#B89DD8#B89DD8
HEX#B89DD8
RGBrgb(184, 157, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6157, 0.8471
RGB percentages72.2%, 61.6%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(267.5, 43.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.5, 27.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK14.8%, 27.3%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,099,032
CSS custom property--colour: #B89DD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#476227

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A7DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A8D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B3A5B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDD89D
Analogous#9DA0D8, #D59DD8
Triadic#D8B89D, #9DD8B8
Split complementary#D8D59D, #A0D89D
Tetradic#D89DA0, #BDD89D, #9DD8D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE6F5
Lighter +10%#D2C1E7
Darker −10%#9E79C9
Darker −20%#8354BB
Darker −30%#6A3F9D
Darker −40%#513079
More saturated +25%#B78CE9
Less saturated −25%#B9AEC7

Channel breakdown

R184
G157
B216
Red184 (72.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue267.46°
Saturation (HSL)43.07%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 9D · B D8

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