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Recognised as Colour

#B068FF

  • #B068FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#B068FF is a violet with RGB values 176, 104, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#B068FF#B068FF
HEX#B068FF
RGBrgb(176, 104, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4078, 1
RGB percentages69%, 40.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(268.6, 100%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 59.2%, 100%)
CMYK31%, 59.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,561,215
CSS custom property--colour: #B068FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#4F9700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#148BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#408CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A187AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7FF68
Analogous#686CFF, #FB68FF
Triadic#FFB068, #68FFB0
Split complementary#FFFB68, #6CFF68
Tetradic#FF686C, #B7FF68, #68FFFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5CEFF
Lighter +10%#CB9BFF
Darker −10%#9535FF
Darker −20%#7B02FF
Darker −30%#6200CE
Darker −40%#4A009B
More saturated +25%#B068FF
Less saturated −25%#B17BEC

Channel breakdown

R176
G104
B255
Red176 (69%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue268.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 68 · B FF

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