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Recognised as Colour

#B147D0

  • #B147D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B147D0 is a violet with RGB values 177, 71, 208 and HSL 286°, 59%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B147D0#B147D0
HEX#B147D0
RGBrgb(177, 71, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.2784, 0.8157
RGB percentages69.4%, 27.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(286.4, 59.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 65.9%, 81.6%)
CMYK14.9%, 65.9%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,618,256
CSS custom property--colour: #B147D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#4EB82F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D70D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C7ACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B06086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.6Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6Orchid · ΔE 22.6Violet · ΔE 25.4Purple · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66D047
Analogous#6C47D0, #D047AB
Triadic#D0B147, #47D0B1
Split complementary#ABD047, #47D06C
Tetradic#D06C47, #66D047, #47ABD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E9FA
Lighter +30%#E5C1EF
Lighter +20%#D398E5
Lighter +10%#C270DA
Darker −10%#972EB6
Darker −20%#75248D
Darker −30%#531A64
Darker −40%#320F3C
More saturated +25%#C12AED
Less saturated −25%#A164B3

Channel breakdown

R177
G71
B208
Red177 (69.4%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue286.42°
Saturation (HSL)59.31%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 47 · B D0

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