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Recognised as Colour

#B06ACD

  • #B06ACD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B06ACD is a violet with RGB values 176, 106, 205 and HSL 282°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B06ACD#B06ACD
HEX#B06ACD
RGBrgb(176, 106, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4157, 0.8039
RGB percentages69%, 41.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(282.4, 49.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 48.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK14.1%, 48.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,561,677
CSS custom property--colour: #B06ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#4F9532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5682D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A88CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AE7992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.6Orchid · ΔE 13.9Medium orchid · ΔE 16.2Violet · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87CD6A
Analogous#7E6ACD, #CD6AB9
Triadic#CDB06A, #6ACDB0
Split complementary#B9CD6A, #6ACD7E
Tetradic#CD7E6A, #87CD6A, #6AB9CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDDDF3
Lighter +20%#D8B6E7
Lighter +10%#C490DA
Darker −10%#9C44C0
Darker −20%#7E359C
Darker −30%#5F2876
Darker −40%#411B50
More saturated +25%#BA51E6
Less saturated −25%#A683B4

Channel breakdown

R176
G106
B205
Red176 (69%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue282.42°
Saturation (HSL)49.75%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 6A · B CD

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