Recognised as Colour

#B074D8

#B074D8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B074D8 is a violet with RGB values 176, 116, 216 and HSL 276°, 56%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B074D8

RGBrgb(176, 116, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4549, 0.8471

RGB percentages69%, 45.5%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(276, 56.2%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276, 46.3%, 84.7%)

CMYK18.5%, 46.3%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,564,248

CSS custom property--colour: #B074D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#4F8B27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D8ADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D8ED5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AB849Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.9 Orchid · ΔE 16.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8 Violet · ΔE 19.2 Slate blue · ΔE 21.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CD874

Analogous#7E74D8, #D874CE

Triadic#D8B074, #74D8B0

Split complementary#CED874, #74D87E

Tetradic#D87E74, #9CD874, #74CED8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EBFA

Lighter +20%#DDC4EE

Lighter +10%#C79CE3

Darker −10%#994CCD

Darker −20%#8032B4

Darker −30%#64278C

Darker −40%#471C64

More saturated +25%#B45EEE

Less saturated −25%#AC8AC2

Channel breakdown

R176

G116

B216

Red176 (69%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue276°

Saturation (HSL)56.18%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G 74 · B D8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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