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Recognised as Colour

#B989EF

  • #B989EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B989EF is a violet with RGB values 185, 137, 239 and HSL 268°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B989EF#B989EF
HEX#B989EF
RGBrgb(185, 137, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5373, 0.9373
RGB percentages72.5%, 53.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(268.2, 76.1%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 42.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK22.6%, 42.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,159,471
CSS custom property--colour: #B989EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#467610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9DF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9FECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B09AB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.7Orchid · ΔE 20.4Violet · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 24Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFEF89
Analogous#898CEF, #EC89EF
Triadic#EFB989, #89EFB9
Split complementary#EFEC89, #8CEF89
Tetradic#EF898C, #BFEF89, #89EFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEE3FB
Lighter +10%#D4B6F5
Darker −10%#9E5CE9
Darker −20%#842FE3
Darker −30%#6B1BC4
Darker −40%#521597
More saturated +25%#B879FF
Less saturated −25%#BA9ADE

Channel breakdown

R185
G137
B239
Red185 (72.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)76.12%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 89 · B EF

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