Colour

#B8A0FF

#B8A0FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B8A0FF is a violet with RGB values 184, 160, 255 and HSL 255°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B8A0FF#B8A0FF

HEX#B8A0FF

RGBrgb(184, 160, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6275, 1

RGB percentages72.2%, 62.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(255.2, 100%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.2, 37.3%, 100%)

CMYK27.8%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,099,839

CSS custom property--colour: #B8A0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#475F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#89ADFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A9B1C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22 Plum · ΔE 22.5 Violet · ΔE 28.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.3 Orchid · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7FFA0

Analogous#A0B8FF, #E7A0FF

Triadic#FFB8A0, #A0FFB8

Split complementary#FFE7A0, #B8FFA0

Tetradic#FFA0B8, #E7FFA0, #A0FFE7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DED3FF

Darker −10%#926DFF

Darker −20%#6C3AFF

Darker −30%#4607FF

Darker −40%#3500D3

More saturated +25%#B8A0FF

Less saturated −25%#BEACF3

Channel breakdown

R184

G160

B255

Red184 (72.2%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue255.16°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G A0 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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