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Recognised as Colour

#B109E7

  • #B109E7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B109E7 is a violet with RGB values 177, 9, 231 and HSL 285°, 93%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B109E7#B109E7
HEX#B109E7
RGBrgb(177, 9, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.0353, 0.9059
RGB percentages69.4%, 3.5%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(285.4, 92.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 96.1%, 90.6%)
CMYK23.4%, 96.1%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,602,407
CSS custom property--colour: #B109E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#4EF618

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original
Tritanopia#AB5388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.1Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8Fuchsia · ΔE 23.5Magenta · ΔE 23.5Medium blue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3FE709
Analogous#4209E7, #E709AE
Triadic#E7B109, #09E7B1
Split complementary#AEE709, #09E742
Tetradic#E74209, #3FE709, #09AEE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEBFFD
Lighter +30%#E08EFB
Lighter +20%#D35DF9
Lighter +10%#C62CF7
Darker −10%#8B07B6
Darker −20%#660585
Darker −30%#400354
Darker −40%#1B0123
More saturated +25%#B600F0
Less saturated −25%#A227C9

Channel breakdown

R177
G9
B231
Red177 (69.4%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue285.41°
Saturation (HSL)92.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 09 · B E7

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