Recognised as Colour

#B97DDE

#B97DDE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B97DDE is a violet with RGB values 185, 125, 222 and HSL 277°, 60%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B97DDE#B97DDE

HEX#B97DDE

RGBrgb(185, 125, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4902, 0.8706

RGB percentages72.5%, 49%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(277.1, 59.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 43.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK16.7%, 43.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,156,382

CSS custom property--colour: #B97DDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#468221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6992E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7897DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B58CA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.3 Orchid · ΔE 15.9 Violet · ΔE 17.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3 Plum · ΔE 23.4 Slate blue · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2DE7D

Analogous#887DDE, #DE7DD3

Triadic#DEB97D, #7DDEB9

Split complementary#D3DE7D, #7DDE88

Tetradic#DE887D, #A2DE7D, #7DD3DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF7FD

Lighter +20%#E5CEF3

Lighter +10%#CFA6E8

Darker −10%#A354D4

Darker −20%#8C32C3

Darker −30%#6F279B

Darker −40%#521D72

More saturated +25%#BE69F2

Less saturated −25%#B491CA

Channel breakdown

R185

G125

B222

Red185 (72.5%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue277.11°

Saturation (HSL)59.51%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 7D · B DE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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