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Recognised as Colour

#B06CDA

  • #B06CDA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B06CDA is a violet with RGB values 176, 108, 218 and HSL 277°, 60%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B06CDA#B06CDA
HEX#B06CDA
RGBrgb(176, 108, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4235, 0.8549
RGB percentages69%, 42.4%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(277.1, 59.8%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 50.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK19.3%, 50.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,562,202
CSS custom property--colour: #B06CDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#4F9325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5086DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#648AD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AB7E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.7Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Orchid · ΔE 15.6Violet · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96DA6C
Analogous#796CDA, #DA6CCD
Triadic#DAB06C, #6CDAB0
Split complementary#CDDA6C, #6CDA79
Tetradic#DA796C, #96DA6C, #6CCDDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E6F9
Lighter +20%#DCBDEF
Lighter +10%#C695E4
Darker −10%#9A43D0
Darker −20%#802DB3
Darker −30%#63238A
Darker −40%#461961
More saturated +25%#B555F1
Less saturated −25%#AB83C3

Channel breakdown

R176
G108
B218
Red176 (69%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue277.09°
Saturation (HSL)59.78%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 6C · B DA

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