Colour

#B995E2

#B995E2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B995E2 is a violet with RGB values 185, 149, 226 and HSL 268°, 57%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B995E2

RGBrgb(185, 149, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5843, 0.8863

RGB percentages72.5%, 58.4%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(268.1, 57%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.1, 34.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK18.1%, 34.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,162,530

CSS custom property--colour: #B995E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#466A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85A3E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8CA5E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B3A1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9 Orchid · ΔE 27.4 Violet · ΔE 28.3 Thistle · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEE295

Analogous#9597E2, #E095E2

Triadic#E2B995, #95E2B9

Split complementary#E2E095, #98E295

Tetradic#E29598, #BEE295, #95E2E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE5F8

Lighter +10%#D3BDED

Darker −10%#9F6DD7

Darker −20%#8445CC

Darker −30%#6B30AE

Darker −40%#522586

More saturated +25%#B884F3

Less saturated −25%#BAA6D1

Channel breakdown

R185

G149

B226

Red185 (72.5%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue268.05°

Saturation (HSL)57.04%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 95 · B E2

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Colour values

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