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Recognised as Colour

#B11ECF

  • #B11ECF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B11ECF is a violet with RGB values 177, 30, 207 and HSL 290°, 75%, 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

#B11ECF#B11ECF
HEX#B11ECF
RGBrgb(177, 30, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.1176, 0.8118
RGB percentages69.4%, 11.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(289.8, 74.7%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 85.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK14.5%, 85.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,607,759
CSS custom property--colour: #B11ECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#4EE130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3170CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B14B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.7Dark violet · ΔE 13.2Blue violet · ΔE 17.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5Dark magenta · ΔE 26.8Fuchsia · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CCF1E
Analogous#591ECF, #CF1E94
Triadic#CFB11E, #1ECFB1
Split complementary#94CF1E, #1ECF59
Tetradic#CF591E, #3CCF1E, #1E94CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEC3F6
Lighter +30%#E196F0
Lighter +20%#D46AE9
Lighter +10%#C73DE3
Darker −10%#8B18A2
Darker −20%#651176
Darker −30%#3F0B49
Darker −40%#19041D
More saturated +25%#C500ED
Less saturated −25%#9D3CB1

Channel breakdown

R177
G30
B207
Red177 (69.4%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue289.83°
Saturation (HSL)74.68%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 1E · B CF

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