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Recognised as Colour

#B119D1

  • #B119D1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B119D1 is a violet with RGB values 177, 25, 209 and HSL 290°, 79%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B119D1#B119D1
HEX#B119D1
RGBrgb(177, 25, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.098, 0.8196
RGB percentages69.4%, 9.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(289.6, 78.6%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 88%, 82%)
CMYK15.3%, 88%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,606,481
CSS custom property--colour: #B119D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14646WCAG 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 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#4EE62E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B6FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B14A7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark violet · ΔE 11.8Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3Fuchsia · ΔE 26.3Magenta · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39D119
Analogous#5519D1, #D11995
Triadic#D1B119, #19D1B1
Split complementary#95D119, #19D155
Tetradic#D15519, #39D119, #1995D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDBFF7
Lighter +30%#E191F2
Lighter +20%#D564EC
Lighter +10%#C836E7
Darker −10%#8A14A3
Darker −20%#640E76
Darker −30%#3D0948
Darker −40%#17031B
More saturated +25%#C100EA
Less saturated −25%#9E36B4

Channel breakdown

R177
G25
B209
Red177 (69.4%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue289.57°
Saturation (HSL)78.63%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 19 · B D1

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