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Recognised as Colour

#B06DD9

  • #B06DD9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B06DD9 is a violet with RGB values 176, 109, 217 and HSL 277°, 59%, 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

#B06DD9#B06DD9
HEX#B06DD9
RGBrgb(176, 109, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4275, 0.851
RGB percentages69%, 42.7%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(277.2, 58.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 49.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK18.9%, 49.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,562,457
CSS custom property--colour: #B06DD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#4F9226

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5286DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#668BD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AB7F99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Medium orchid · ΔE 14Orchid · ΔE 15.5Violet · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96D96D
Analogous#7A6DD9, #D96DCC
Triadic#D9B06D, #6DD9B0
Split complementary#CCD96D, #6DD97A
Tetradic#D97A6D, #96D96D, #6DCCD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E6F9
Lighter +20%#DCBEEE
Lighter +10%#C695E4
Darker −10%#9A45CE
Darker −20%#802EB2
Darker −30%#632489
Darker −40%#461961
More saturated +25%#B656F0
Less saturated −25%#AA84C2

Channel breakdown

R176
G109
B217
Red176 (69%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue277.22°
Saturation (HSL)58.7%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 6D · B D9

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