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Recognised as Colour

#B97AE0

  • #B97AE0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B97AE0 is a violet with RGB values 185, 122, 224 and HSL 277°, 62%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B97AE0#B97AE0
HEX#B97AE0
RGBrgb(185, 122, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4784, 0.8784
RGB percentages72.5%, 47.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(277.1, 62.2%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 45.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK17.4%, 45.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,155,616
CSS custom property--colour: #B97AE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#46851F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6391E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7495DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B58AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.5Orchid · ΔE 15.1Violet · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 23Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1E07A
Analogous#867AE0, #E07AD4
Triadic#E0B97A, #7AE0B9
Split complementary#D4E07A, #7AE086
Tetradic#E0867A, #A1E07A, #7AD4E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF6FD
Lighter +20%#E5CDF3
Lighter +10%#CFA3EA
Darker −10%#A351D6
Darker −20%#8C2EC6
Darker −30%#6F249D
Darker −40%#511B73
More saturated +25%#BE66F4
Less saturated −25%#B48FCC

Channel breakdown

R185
G122
B224
Red185 (72.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue277.06°
Saturation (HSL)62.2%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 7A · B E0

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