Recognised as Colour

#B151D2

#B151D2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B151D2 is a violet with RGB values 177, 81, 210 and HSL 285°, 59%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B151D2

RGBrgb(177, 81, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.3176, 0.8235

RGB percentages69.4%, 31.8%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(284.7, 58.9%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 61.4%, 82.4%)

CMYK15.7%, 61.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,620,818

CSS custom property--colour: #B151D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#4EAE2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2875D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#527ECFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original

Tritanopia#AF688Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7 Orchid · ΔE 19.4 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Violet · ΔE 22.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.27, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72D251

Analogous#7051D2, #D251B3

Triadic#D2B151, #51D2B1

Split complementary#B3D251, #51D270

Tetradic#D27051, #72D251, #51B3D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF3FC

Lighter +30%#E7CBF1

Lighter +20%#D5A2E7

Lighter +10%#C37ADC

Darker −10%#9B31BF

Darker −20%#7A2796

Darker −30%#591C6E

Darker −40%#381245

More saturated +25%#BE36ED

Less saturated −25%#A46CB7

Channel breakdown

R177

G81

B210

Red177 (69.4%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue284.65°

Saturation (HSL)58.9%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 51 · B D2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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