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Recognised as Colour

#B023FF

  • #B023FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B023FF is a violet with RGB values 176, 35, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B023FF#B023FF
HEX#B023FF
RGBrgb(176, 35, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.1373, 1
RGB percentages69%, 13.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(278.5, 100%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 86.3%, 100%)
CMYK31%, 86.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,543,551
CSS custom property--colour: #B023FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#4FDC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Tritanopia#A36599no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.9Blue violet · ΔE 15.7Fuchsia · ΔE 26.6Magenta · ΔE 26.6Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1Medium blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72FF23
Analogous#4223FF, #FF23E0
Triadic#FFB023, #23FFB0
Split complementary#E0FF23, #23FF42
Tetradic#FF4223, #72FF23, #23E0FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EFFF
Lighter +30%#E7BCFF
Lighter +20%#D589FF
Lighter +10%#C256FF
Darker −10%#9900EF
Darker −20%#7800BC
Darker −30%#580089
Darker −40%#370056
More saturated +25%#B023FF
Less saturated −25%#A83EE3

Channel breakdown

R176
G35
B255
Red176 (69%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue278.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 23 · B FF

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