Recognised as Colour

#B89EFD

#B89EFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B89EFD is a violet with RGB values 184, 158, 253 and HSL 256°, 96%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B89EFD

RGBrgb(184, 158, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6196, 0.9922

RGB percentages72.2%, 62%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(256.4, 96%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 37.5%, 99.2%)

CMYK27.3%, 37.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,099,325

CSS custom property--colour: #B89EFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#476102

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#88ACFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#AAAEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.5 Plum · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4 Violet · ΔE 28.1 Orchid · ΔE 28.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3FD9E

Analogous#9EB3FD, #E89EFD

Triadic#FDB89E, #9EFDB8

Split complementary#FDE89E, #B3FD9E

Tetradic#FD9EB4, #E3FD9E, #9EFDE8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DDD0FE

Darker −10%#936CFC

Darker −20%#6F3AFB

Darker −30%#4A08FA

Darker −40%#3B04CB

More saturated +25%#B79CFF

Less saturated −25%#BEAAF1

Channel breakdown

R184

G158

B253

Red184 (72.2%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue256.42°

Saturation (HSL)95.96%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 9E · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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