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Recognised as Colour

#B991DE

  • #B991DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B991DE is a violet with RGB values 185, 145, 222 and HSL 271°, 54%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B991DE#B991DE
HEX#B991DE
RGBrgb(185, 145, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5686, 0.8706
RGB percentages72.5%, 56.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(271.2, 53.8%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 34.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK16.7%, 34.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,161,502
CSS custom property--colour: #B991DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#466E21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A0E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA2DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B49CADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Orchid · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Violet · ΔE 27.1Thistle · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6DE91
Analogous#9291DE, #DE91DC
Triadic#DEB991, #91DEB9
Split complementary#DCDE91, #91DE92
Tetradic#DE9291, #B6DE91, #91DDDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBDFF6
Lighter +10%#D2B8EA
Darker −10%#A06AD2
Darker −20%#8743C6
Darker −30%#6D31A5
Darker −40%#53267D
More saturated +25%#BA7FF0
Less saturated −25%#B8A3CC

Channel breakdown

R185
G145
B222
Red185 (72.5%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue271.17°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 91 · B DE

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