Recognised as Colour
#B070BD
- #B070BD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#B070BD is a violet with RGB values 176, 112, 189 and HSL 290°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#B070BD#B070BD
HEX#B070BD
RGBrgb(176, 112, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4392, 0.7412
RGB percentages69%, 43.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(289.9, 36.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 40.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK6.9%, 40.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,563,197
CSS custom property--colour: #B070BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#4F8F42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7DBD70
Analogous#8970BD, #BD70A4
Triadic#BDB070, #70BDB0
Split complementary#A4BD70, #70BD8A
Tetradic#BD8A70, #7DBD70, #70A4BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G112
B189
Red176 (69%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue289.87°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 70 · B BD
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