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Recognised as Colour

#B99FFD

  • #B99FFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B99FFD is a violet with RGB values 185, 159, 253 and HSL 257°, 96%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B99FFD#B99FFD
HEX#B99FFD
RGBrgb(185, 159, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6235, 0.9922
RGB percentages72.5%, 62.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(256.6, 95.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 37.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK26.9%, 37.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,165,117
CSS custom property--colour: #B99FFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#466002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AADFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#ABAFC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Violet · ΔE 28.2Orchid · ΔE 29Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3FD9F
Analogous#9FB4FD, #E89FFD
Triadic#FDB99F, #9FFDB9
Split complementary#FDE89F, #B4FD9F
Tetradic#FD9FB4, #E3FD9F, #9FFDE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDD1FE
Darker −10%#956DFC
Darker −20%#703BFB
Darker −30%#4C09FA
Darker −40%#3B04CC
More saturated +25%#B89DFF
Less saturated −25%#BEABF1

Channel breakdown

R185
G159
B253
Red185 (72.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue256.6°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9F · B FD

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