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Recognised as Colour

#B06BD6

  • #B06BD6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B06BD6 is a violet with RGB values 176, 107, 214 and HSL 279°, 57%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B06BD6#B06BD6
HEX#B06BD6
RGBrgb(176, 107, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4196, 0.8392
RGB percentages69%, 42%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(278.7, 56.6%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 50%, 83.9%)
CMYK17.8%, 50%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,561,942
CSS custom property--colour: #B06BD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#4F9429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5184DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#668AD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AC7C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7Orchid · ΔE 14.9Violet · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91D66B
Analogous#7B6BD6, #D66BC6
Triadic#D6B06B, #6BD6B0
Split complementary#C6D66B, #6BD67B
Tetradic#D67B6B, #91D66B, #6BC6D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E3F7
Lighter +20%#DBBBEC
Lighter +10%#C593E1
Darker −10%#9B43CB
Darker −20%#7F30AB
Darker −30%#622484
Darker −40%#44195C
More saturated +25%#B753EE
Less saturated −25%#A983BE

Channel breakdown

R176
G107
B214
Red176 (69%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue278.69°
Saturation (HSL)56.61%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 6B · B D6

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