Recognised as Colour

#B06EDF

#B06EDF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B06EDF is a violet with RGB values 176, 110, 223 and HSL 275°, 64%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B06EDF#B06EDF

HEX#B06EDF

RGBrgb(176, 110, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4314, 0.8745

RGB percentages69%, 43.1%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(275, 63.8%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275, 50.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK21.1%, 50.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,562,719

CSS custom property--colour: #B06EDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#4F9120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F88E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#638CDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AA819Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2 Orchid · ΔE 16.7 Violet · ΔE 19 Slate blue · ΔE 19.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9DDF6E

Analogous#786EDF, #DF6ED5

Triadic#DFB06E, #6EDFB0

Split complementary#D6DF6E, #6EDF77

Tetradic#DF776E, #9DDF6E, #6ED5DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EBFB

Lighter +20%#DEC2F1

Lighter +10%#C798E8

Darker −10%#9944D6

Darker −20%#802ABD

Darker −30%#642193

Darker −40%#47176A

More saturated +25%#B458F5

Less saturated −25%#AC84C9

Channel breakdown

R176

G110

B223

Red176 (69%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue275.04°

Saturation (HSL)63.84%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G 6E · B DF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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