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Recognised as Colour

#B049E4

  • #B049E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B049E4 is a violet with RGB values 176, 73, 228 and HSL 280°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B049E4#B049E4
HEX#B049E4
RGBrgb(176, 73, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.2863, 0.8941
RGB percentages69%, 28.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(279.9, 74.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.9, 68%, 89.4%)
CMYK22.8%, 68%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,553,252
CSS custom property--colour: #B049E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#4FB61B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#387CE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AA6991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8Medium orchid · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 17.3Dark violet · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.9Dark magenta · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DE449
Analogous#6349E4, #E449CA
Triadic#E4B049, #49E4B0
Split complementary#CBE449, #49E463
Tetradic#E46349, #7DE449, #49CBE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBFE
Lighter +30%#EACEF8
Lighter +20%#D7A2F1
Lighter +10%#C375EB
Darker −10%#9C20DA
Darker −20%#7C1AAD
Darker −30%#5C1381
Darker −40%#3C0D54
More saturated +25%#B92FFE
Less saturated −25%#A763CA

Channel breakdown

R176
G73
B228
Red176 (69%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue279.87°
Saturation (HSL)74.16%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 49 · B E4

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