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Colour

#B100EE

  • #B100EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B100EE is a violet with RGB values 177, 0, 238 and HSL 285°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B100EE#B100EE
HEX#B100EE
RGBrgb(177, 0, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0, 0.9333
RGB percentages69.4%, 0%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(284.6, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK25.6%, 100%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,600,110
CSS custom property--colour: #B100EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#4EFF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original
Tritanopia#A9558Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.5Blue violet · ΔE 15.4Fuchsia · ΔE 23.8Magenta · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5Medium blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DEE00
Analogous#3A00EE, #EE00B4
Triadic#EEB100, #00EEB1
Split complementary#B4EE00, #00EE3A
Tetradic#EE3A00, #3DEE00, #00B4EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEBBFF
Lighter +30%#E188FF
Lighter +20%#D355FF
Lighter +10%#C622FF
Darker −10%#8B00BB
Darker −20%#650088
Darker −30%#3F0055
Darker −40%#190022
More saturated +25%#B100EE
Less saturated −25%#A31ED0

Channel breakdown

R177
G0
B238
Red177 (69.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue284.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 00 · B EE

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