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Recognised as Colour

#B99DFF

  • #B99DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B99DFF is a violet with RGB values 185, 157, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B99DFF#B99DFF
HEX#B99DFF
RGBrgb(185, 157, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6157, 1
RGB percentages72.5%, 61.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.1, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK27.5%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,164,607
CSS custom property--colour: #B99DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#466200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#87ACFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AAAEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Plum · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Violet · ΔE 27.1Orchid · ΔE 28.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3FF9D
Analogous#9DB2FF, #EA9DFF
Triadic#FFB99D, #9DFFB9
Split complementary#FFEA9D, #B2FF9D
Tetradic#FF9DB2, #E3FF9D, #9DFFEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDD0FF
Darker −10%#956AFF
Darker −20%#7037FF
Darker −30%#4C04FF
Darker −40%#3B00D0
More saturated +25%#B99DFF
Less saturated −25%#BEA9F3

Channel breakdown

R185
G157
B255
Red185 (72.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9D · B FF

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