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Recognised as Colour

#B06AD1

  • #B06AD1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B06AD1 is a violet with RGB values 176, 106, 209 and HSL 281°, 53%, 62%. 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

#B06AD1#B06AD1
HEX#B06AD1
RGBrgb(176, 106, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4157, 0.8196
RGB percentages69%, 41.6%, 82%
HSLhsl(280.8, 52.8%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 49.3%, 82%)
CMYK15.8%, 49.3%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,561,681
CSS custom property--colour: #B06AD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#4F952E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5383D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#6889CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AD7A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8Orchid · ΔE 14.1Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7Violet · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BD16A
Analogous#7C6AD1, #D16ABF
Triadic#D1B06A, #6AD1B0
Split complementary#BFD16A, #6AD17C
Tetradic#D17C6A, #8BD16A, #6ABFD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEDFF5
Lighter +20%#D9B8E9
Lighter +10%#C591DD
Darker −10%#9B43C5
Darker −20%#7F32A3
Darker −30%#60267C
Darker −40%#421A55
More saturated +25%#B952E9
Less saturated −25%#A782B9

Channel breakdown

R176
G106
B209
Red176 (69%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue280.78°
Saturation (HSL)52.82%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 6A · B D1

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