Recognised as Colour
#B984E4
- #B984E4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B984E4 is a violet with RGB values 185, 132, 228 and HSL 273°, 64%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B984E4#B984E4
HEX#B984E4
RGBrgb(185, 132, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5176, 0.8941
RGB percentages72.5%, 51.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(273.1, 64%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 42.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK18.9%, 42.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,158,180
CSS custom property--colour: #B984E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#467B1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFE484
Analogous#8984E4, #E484DF
Triadic#E4B984, #84E4B9
Split complementary#DFE484, #84E489
Tetradic#E48984, #AFE484, #84DFE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G132
B228
Red185 (72.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue273.13°
Saturation (HSL)64%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 84 · B E4
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