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Recognised as Colour

#B059CC

  • #B059CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B059CC is a violet with RGB values 176, 89, 204 and HSL 285°, 53%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B059CC#B059CC
HEX#B059CC
RGBrgb(176, 89, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.349, 0.8
RGB percentages69%, 34.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(285.4, 53%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 56.4%, 80%)
CMYK13.7%, 56.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,557,324
CSS custom property--colour: #B059CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#4FA633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E78D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C80C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AF6B8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.4Orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 17.4Violet · ΔE 19.2Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75CC59
Analogous#7659CC, #CC59AF
Triadic#CCB059, #59CCB0
Split complementary#AFCC59, #59CC76
Tetradic#CC7659, #75CC59, #59AFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF5FC
Lighter +30%#E8CEF0
Lighter +20%#D5A7E4
Lighter +10%#C380D8
Darker −10%#9A39B9
Darker −20%#792D92
Darker −30%#59216B
Darker −40%#391544
More saturated +25%#BE3EE7
Less saturated −25%#A274B1

Channel breakdown

R176
G89
B204
Red176 (69%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue285.39°
Saturation (HSL)53%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 59 · B CC

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