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Recognised as Colour

#B97AE7

  • #B97AE7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B97AE7 is a violet with RGB values 185, 122, 231 and HSL 275°, 69%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B97AE7#B97AE7
HEX#B97AE7
RGBrgb(185, 122, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4784, 0.9059
RGB percentages72.5%, 47.8%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(274.7, 69.4%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 47.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK19.9%, 47.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,155,623
CSS custom property--colour: #B97AE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#468518

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F92EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#7096E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B38CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.8Orchid · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9Violet · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8E77A
Analogous#837AE7, #E77ADE
Triadic#E7B97A, #7AE7B9
Split complementary#DEE77A, #7AE783
Tetradic#E7837A, #A8E77A, #7ADEE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#E6D0F7
Lighter +10%#D0A5EF
Darker −10%#A24FDF
Darker −20%#8B26D5
Darker −30%#6F1FA9
Darker −40%#53177E
More saturated +25%#BC66FB
Less saturated −25%#B68ED3

Channel breakdown

R185
G122
B231
Red185 (72.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue274.68°
Saturation (HSL)69.43%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 7A · B E7

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