Colour

#B123E0

#B123E0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B123E0 is a violet with RGB values 177, 35, 224 and HSL 285°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B123E0#B123E0

HEX#B123E0

RGBrgb(177, 35, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.1373, 0.8784

RGB percentages69.4%, 13.7%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(285.1, 75.3%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 84.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK21%, 84.4%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,609,056

CSS custom property--colour: #B123E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#4EDC1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1272DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AD5586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 8.7 Blue violet · ΔE 12.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 14 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.2 Magenta · ΔE 25.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#52E023

Analogous#5223E0, #E023B1

Triadic#E0B123, #23E0B1

Split complementary#B0E023, #23E053

Tetradic#E05323, #52E023, #23B1E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0D6F9

Lighter +30%#E1A9F3

Lighter +20%#D17CED

Lighter +10%#C150E6

Darker −10%#8F1AB6

Darker −20%#6C138A

Darker −30%#490D5D

Darker −40%#260730

More saturated +25%#C104FF

Less saturated −25%#A142C1

Channel breakdown

R177

G35

B224

Red177 (69.4%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue285.08°

Saturation (HSL)75.3%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 23 · B E0

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Colour values

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