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Recognised as Colour

#B074FC

  • #B074FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#B074FC is a violet with RGB values 176, 116, 252 and HSL 266°, 96%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#B074FC#B074FC
HEX#B074FC
RGBrgb(176, 116, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4549, 0.9882
RGB percentages69%, 45.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(266.5, 95.8%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 54%, 98.8%)
CMYK30.2%, 54%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,564,284
CSS custom property--colour: #B074FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#4F8B03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4091FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5491F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A18EADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.9Violet · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0FC74
Analogous#747CFC, #F474FC
Triadic#FCB074, #74FCB0
Split complementary#FCF474, #7CFC74
Tetradic#FC747C, #C0FC74, #74FCF4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9D8FE
Lighter +10%#CCA6FD
Darker −10%#9442FB
Darker −20%#7710FA
Darker −30%#5F05D2
Darker −40%#4903A1
More saturated +25%#B071FF
Less saturated −25%#B286EA

Channel breakdown

R176
G116
B252
Red176 (69%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue266.47°
Saturation (HSL)95.77%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 74 · B FC

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