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Recognised as Colour

#B042E1

  • #B042E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B042E1 is a violet with RGB values 176, 66, 225 and HSL 282°, 73%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B042E1#B042E1
HEX#B042E1
RGBrgb(176, 66, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.2588, 0.8824
RGB percentages69%, 25.9%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(281.5, 72.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 70.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK21.8%, 70.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,551,457
CSS custom property--colour: #B042E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#4FBD1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#347ADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AB648Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.3Blue violet · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Dark violet · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1Dark magenta · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73E142
Analogous#6142E1, #E142C2
Triadic#E1B042, #42E1B0
Split complementary#C3E142, #42E160
Tetradic#E16142, #73E142, #42C2E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF2FD
Lighter +30%#E7C6F6
Lighter +20%#D59AEF
Lighter +10%#C26EE8
Darker −10%#9921CF
Darker −20%#791AA3
Darker −30%#581377
Darker −40%#380C4B
More saturated +25%#BB27FC
Less saturated −25%#A55DC6

Channel breakdown

R176
G66
B225
Red176 (69%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue281.51°
Saturation (HSL)72.6%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 42 · B E1

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