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Recognised as Colour

#B8A8DD

  • #B8A8DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B8A8DD is a violet with RGB values 184, 168, 221 and HSL 258°, 44%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B8A8DD#B8A8DD
HEX#B8A8DD
RGBrgb(184, 168, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6588, 0.8667
RGB percentages72.2%, 65.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(258.1, 43.8%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.1, 24%, 86.7%)
CMYK16.7%, 24%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,101,853
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A8DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#475722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB0DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB0DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B2B0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.5Thistle · ΔE 17.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Lavender · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDDDA8
Analogous#A8B2DD, #D3A8DD
Triadic#DDB8A8, #A8DDB8
Split complementary#DDD2A8, #B3DDA8
Tetradic#DDA8B2, #CDDDA8, #A8DDD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F1FA
Lighter +10%#D6CDEB
Darker −10%#9A83CF
Darker −20%#7C5FC0
Darker −30%#6242AA
Darker −40%#4C3485
More saturated +25%#B299EC
Less saturated −25%#BEB7CE

Channel breakdown

R184
G168
B221
Red184 (72.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue258.11°
Saturation (HSL)43.8%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G A8 · B DD

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