Colour

#B99EC0

#B99EC0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#B99EC0 is a violet with RGB values 185, 158, 192 and HSL 288°, 21%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#B99EC0

RGBrgb(185, 158, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6196, 0.7529

RGB percentages72.5%, 62%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(287.6, 21.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 17.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK3.6%, 17.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,164,800

CSS custom property--colour: #B99EC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38574WCAG 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 8.71:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#46613F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BA5C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0A8BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BAA1A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.8 Plum · ΔE 19 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 21 Dark grey · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5C09E

Analogous#A89EC0, #C09EB6

Triadic#C0B99E, #9EC0B9

Split complementary#B6C09E, #9EC0A8

Tetradic#C0A89E, #A5C09E, #9EB6C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFBFC

Lighter +20%#E6DCE8

Lighter +10%#CFBDD4

Darker −10%#A37FAC

Darker −20%#8B6296

Darker −30%#6F4E77

Darker −40%#523959

More saturated +25%#C58AD4

Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R185

G158

B192

Red185 (72.5%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue287.65°

Saturation (HSL)21.25%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 9E · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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