Information about #B686DC color

#B686DC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B686DC falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 134, 220) — 71.4% red, 52.5% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 34 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B686DC is a pleasantly vivid violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pale Purple (#B790D4). Slightly further away sit Lenurple (#BA93D8) and Light Blue Violet (#AE8BE7).

In RGB terms — rgb(182, 134, 220) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B686DC: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #B686DC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B686DC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B686DC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B686DC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B686DC
  • RGB182, 134, 220
  • CMYK15, 34, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(182, 134, 220)
  • HSL273°, 55%, 69%
  • HSL Precise273.488°, 55.128%, 69.412%
  • HSV273°, 39%, 86%
  • HSB273°, 39%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.525, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.525, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.525, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB686DC
  • DECIMAL ID11962076
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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