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Recognised as Colour

#B060FF

  • #B060FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B060FF is a violet with RGB values 176, 96, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B060FF#B060FF
HEX#B060FF
RGBrgb(176, 96, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.3765, 1
RGB percentages69%, 37.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(270.2, 100%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 62.4%, 100%)
CMYK31%, 62.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,559,167
CSS custom property--colour: #B060FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#4F9F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3288FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A182A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5Dark violet · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFFF60
Analogous#6160FF, #FF60FE
Triadic#FFB060, #60FFB0
Split complementary#FEFF60, #60FF61
Tetradic#FF6160, #AFFF60, #60FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF9FF
Lighter +20%#E3C6FF
Lighter +10%#C993FF
Darker −10%#972DFF
Darker −20%#7D00F9
Darker −30%#6400C6
Darker −40%#4A0093
More saturated +25%#B060FF
Less saturated −25%#B074EB

Channel breakdown

R176
G96
B255
Red176 (69%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 60 · B FF

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