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Recognised as Colour

#B078FF

  • #B078FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#B078FF is a violet with RGB values 176, 120, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#B078FF#B078FF
HEX#B078FF
RGBrgb(176, 120, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4706, 1
RGB percentages69%, 47.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(264.9, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK31%, 52.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,565,311
CSS custom property--colour: #B078FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#4F8700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4594FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5694FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A092B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6Violet · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7FF78
Analogous#7883FF, #F478FF
Triadic#FFB078, #78FFB0
Split complementary#FFF378, #84FF78
Tetradic#FF7883, #C7FF78, #78FFF4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECDEFF
Lighter +10%#CEABFF
Darker −10%#9245FF
Darker −20%#7412FF
Darker −30%#5C00DE
Darker −40%#4700AB
More saturated +25%#B078FF
Less saturated −25%#B389EE

Channel breakdown

R176
G120
B255
Red176 (69%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue264.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 78 · B FF

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