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Recognised as Colour

#B059FF

  • #B059FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B059FF is a violet with RGB values 176, 89, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B059FF#B059FF
HEX#B059FF
RGBrgb(176, 89, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.349, 1
RGB percentages69%, 34.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(271.4, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK31%, 65.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,557,375
CSS custom property--colour: #B059FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#4FA600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2485FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A17DA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 15.7Dark violet · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 22.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8FF59
Analogous#5D59FF, #FF59FB
Triadic#FFB059, #59FFB0
Split complementary#FBFF59, #59FF5D
Tetradic#FF5D59, #A8FF59, #59FBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F2FF
Lighter +20%#E1BFFF
Lighter +10%#C88CFF
Darker −10%#9826FF
Darker −20%#7F00F2
Darker −30%#6400BF
Darker −40%#49008C
More saturated +25%#B059FF
Less saturated −25%#AF6EEA

Channel breakdown

R176
G89
B255
Red176 (69%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue271.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 59 · B FF

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