Recognised as Colour
#B985DC
- #B985DC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B985DC is a violet with RGB values 185, 133, 220 and HSL 276°, 55%, 69%. 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
#B985DC#B985DC
HEX#B985DC
RGBrgb(185, 133, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5216, 0.8627
RGB percentages72.5%, 52.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(275.9, 55.4%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.9, 39.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK15.9%, 39.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,158,428
CSS custom property--colour: #B985DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#467A23
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8DC85
Analogous#8D85DC, #DC85D4
Triadic#DCB985, #85DCB9
Split complementary#D4DC85, #85DC8D
Tetradic#DC8D85, #A8DC85, #85D4DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G133
B220
Red185 (72.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue275.86°
Saturation (HSL)55.41%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 85 · B DC
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