Recognised as Colour

#B89EF5

#B89EF5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B89EF5 is a violet with RGB values 184, 158, 245 and HSL 258°, 81%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B89EF5

RGBrgb(184, 158, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6196, 0.9608

RGB percentages72.2%, 62%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(257.9, 81.3%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 35.5%, 96.1%)

CMYK24.9%, 35.5%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,099,317

CSS custom property--colour: #B89EF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#47610A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88ACF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#8CABF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#ACADBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 20.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9 Violet · ΔE 29.2 Orchid · ΔE 29.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBF59E

Analogous#9EB0F5, #E49EF5

Triadic#F5B89E, #9EF5B8

Split complementary#F5E39E, #B0F59E

Tetradic#F59EB0, #DBF59E, #9EF5E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFAFF

Lighter +10%#DACCFA

Darker −10%#9670F0

Darker −20%#7442EB

Darker −30%#5417E3

Darker −40%#4313B4

More saturated +25%#B494FF

Less saturated −25%#BDABE8

Channel breakdown

R184

G158

B245

Red184 (72.2%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue257.93°

Saturation (HSL)81.31%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 9E · B F5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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