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Colour

#B986EB

  • #B986EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B986EB is a violet with RGB values 185, 134, 235 and HSL 270°, 72%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B986EB#B986EB
HEX#B986EB
RGBrgb(185, 134, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5255, 0.9216
RGB percentages72.5%, 52.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(270.3, 71.6%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 43%, 92.2%)
CMYK21.3%, 43%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,158,699
CSS custom property--colour: #B986EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#467914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9AEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B196ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.5Orchid · ΔE 19.2Violet · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Plum · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8EB86
Analogous#8786EB, #EB86EA
Triadic#EBB986, #86EBB9
Split complementary#EAEB86, #86EB86
Tetradic#EB8686, #B8EB86, #86EAEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECDEF9
Lighter +10%#D2B2F2
Darker −10%#A05AE4
Darker −20%#862EDD
Darker −30%#6D1FB9
Darker −40%#53178E
More saturated +25%#B974FD
Less saturated −25%#B998D9

Channel breakdown

R185
G134
B235
Red185 (72.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue270.3°
Saturation (HSL)71.63%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 86 · B EB

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