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Recognised as Colour

#B115D3

  • #B115D3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B115D3 is a violet with RGB values 177, 21, 211 and HSL 289°, 82%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B115D3#B115D3
HEX#B115D3
RGBrgb(177, 21, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.0824, 0.8275
RGB percentages69.4%, 8.2%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(289.3, 81.9%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 90%, 82.7%)
CMYK16.1%, 90%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,605,459
CSS custom property--colour: #B115D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#4EEA2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#266FCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B04A7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.8Dark orchid · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8Fuchsia · ΔE 25.5Magenta · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37D315
Analogous#5215D3, #D31596
Triadic#D3B115, #15D3B1
Split complementary#96D315, #15D352
Tetradic#D35215, #37D315, #1596D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDBCF8
Lighter +30%#E18DF4
Lighter +20%#D55FEF
Lighter +10%#C931EA
Darker −10%#8A10A5
Darker −20%#630C76
Darker −30%#3C0748
Darker −40%#150319
More saturated +25%#BE00E8
Less saturated −25%#9E32B6

Channel breakdown

R177
G21
B211
Red177 (69.4%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue289.26°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 15 · B D3

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