Colour

#B995DA

#B995DA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B995DA is a violet with RGB values 185, 149, 218 and HSL 271°, 48%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B995DA

RGBrgb(185, 149, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5843, 0.8549

RGB percentages72.5%, 58.4%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(271.3, 48.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 31.7%, 85.5%)

CMYK15.1%, 31.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,162,522

CSS custom property--colour: #B995DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#466A25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88A2DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A4D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B59FAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3 Thistle · ΔE 27.9 Orchid · ΔE 29.4 Violet · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B6DA95

Analogous#9795DA, #DA95D8

Triadic#DAB995, #95DAB9

Split complementary#D9DA95, #95DA96

Tetradic#DA9695, #B6DA95, #95D8DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBE1F4

Lighter +10%#D2BBE7

Darker −10%#A06FCD

Darker −20%#8749C0

Darker −30%#6D379F

Darker −40%#532A79

More saturated +25%#BA83EC

Less saturated −25%#B8A7C8

Channel breakdown

R185

G149

B218

Red185 (72.5%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue271.3°

Saturation (HSL)48.25%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 95 · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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