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Recognised as Colour

#B8A3EB

  • #B8A3EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B8A3EB is a violet with RGB values 184, 163, 235 and HSL 258°, 64%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B8A3EB#B8A3EB
HEX#B8A3EB
RGBrgb(184, 163, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6392, 0.9216
RGB percentages72.2%, 63.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(257.5, 64.3%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 30.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK21.7%, 30.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,100,587
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A3EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#475C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AEEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#95ADE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AEAEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 27.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.5Light steelblue · ΔE 30.6Steel blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6EBA3
Analogous#A3B2EB, #DCA3EB
Triadic#EBB8A3, #A3EBB8
Split complementary#EBDCA3, #B2EBA3
Tetradic#EBA3B2, #D6EBA3, #A3EBDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F7FD
Lighter +10%#D8CDF4
Darker −10%#9879E2
Darker −20%#774FD9
Darker −30%#5A2CC9
Darker −40%#47239F
More saturated +25%#B295F9
Less saturated −25%#BEB1DD

Channel breakdown

R184
G163
B235
Red184 (72.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue257.5°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G A3 · B EB

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