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Recognised as Colour

#B040EC

  • #B040EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B040EC is a violet with RGB values 176, 64, 236 and HSL 279°, 82%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B040EC#B040EC
HEX#B040EC
RGBrgb(176, 64, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.251, 0.9255
RGB percentages69%, 25.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(279.1, 81.9%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 72.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK25.4%, 72.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,550,956
CSS custom property--colour: #B040EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#4FBF13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D7AE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A86893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1Blue violet · ΔE 11.9Dark violet · ΔE 13Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6Fuchsia · ΔE 29.7Magenta · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CEC40
Analogous#5A40EC, #EC40D2
Triadic#ECB040, #40ECB0
Split complementary#D2EC40, #40EC5A
Tetradic#EC5A40, #7CEC40, #40D2EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAFE
Lighter +30%#EACBFA
Lighter +20%#D69DF5
Lighter +10%#C36EF1
Darker −10%#9B17E2
Darker −20%#7C12B4
Darker −30%#5C0D86
Darker −40%#3C0957
More saturated +25%#B62DFF
Less saturated −25%#A85AD2

Channel breakdown

R176
G64
B236
Red176 (69%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue279.07°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 40 · B EC

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