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Recognised as Colour

#B008D2

  • #B008D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B008D2 is a violet with RGB values 176, 8, 210 and HSL 290°, 93%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B008D2#B008D2
HEX#B008D2
RGBrgb(176, 8, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.0314, 0.8235
RGB percentages69%, 3.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(289.9, 92.7%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 96.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK16.2%, 96.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,536,594
CSS custom property--colour: #B008D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#4FF72D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#206DCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AF477Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.1Dark orchid · ΔE 14Blue violet · ΔE 16Fuchsia · ΔE 25Magenta · ΔE 25Medium orchid · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AD208
Analogous#4B08D2, #D2088F
Triadic#D2B008, #08D2B0
Split complementary#8FD208, #08D24B
Tetradic#D24B08, #2AD208, #088FD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEAAFC
Lighter +30%#E479FA
Lighter +20%#DA48F8
Lighter +10%#D117F6
Darker −10%#8706A1
Darker −20%#5E0470
Darker −30%#34023F
Darker −40%#0B010D
More saturated +25%#B500DA
Less saturated −25%#9E23B7

Channel breakdown

R176
G8
B210
Red176 (69%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue289.9°
Saturation (HSL)92.66%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 08 · B D2

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