Colour

#B97DCC

#B97DCC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B97DCC is a violet with RGB values 185, 125, 204 and HSL 286°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B97DCC#B97DCC

HEX#B97DCC

RGBrgb(185, 125, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4902, 0.8

RGB percentages72.5%, 49%, 80%

HSLhsl(285.6, 43.6%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 38.7%, 80%)

CMYK9.3%, 38.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,156,364

CSS custom property--colour: #B97DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#468233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#718FCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8095CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B9879Bno 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 text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.3 Orchid · ΔE 18.7 Medium purple · ΔE 19.3 Violet · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.2 Slate blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90CC7D

Analogous#927DCC, #CC7DB8

Triadic#CCB97D, #7DCCB9

Split complementary#B8CC7D, #7DCC92

Tetradic#CC927D, #90CC7D, #7DB8CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EBF7

Lighter +20%#E0C6E9

Lighter +10%#CDA2DA

Darker −10%#A558BE

Darker −20%#8B40A3

Darker −30%#6C327E

Darker −40%#4D235A

More saturated +25%#C566E3

Less saturated −25%#AD94B5

Channel breakdown

R185

G125

B204

Red185 (72.5%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue285.57°

Saturation (HSL)43.65%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 7D · B CC

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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