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Colour

#B998FD

  • #B998FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B998FD is a violet with RGB values 185, 152, 253 and HSL 260°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B998FD#B998FD
HEX#B998FD
RGBrgb(185, 152, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5961, 0.9922
RGB percentages72.5%, 59.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(259.6, 96.2%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 39.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK26.9%, 39.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,163,325
CSS custom property--colour: #B998FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#466702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A8FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ABA9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.5Plum · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Violet · ΔE 25.2Orchid · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCFD98
Analogous#98A9FD, #EC98FD
Triadic#FDB998, #98FDB9
Split complementary#FDEC98, #AAFD98
Tetradic#FD98A9, #DCFD98, #98FDEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCFF
Lighter +10%#DBCAFE
Darker −10%#9766FC
Darker −20%#7534FB
Darker −30%#5405F7
Darker −40%#4304C5
More saturated +25%#B896FF
Less saturated −25%#BEA5F0

Channel breakdown

R185
G152
B253
Red185 (72.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue259.6°
Saturation (HSL)96.19%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 98 · B FD

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