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Colour

#B153EB

  • #B153EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B153EB is a violet with RGB values 177, 83, 235 and HSL 277°, 79%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B153EB#B153EB
HEX#B153EB
RGBrgb(177, 83, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.3255, 0.9216
RGB percentages69.4%, 32.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(277.1, 79.2%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 64.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK24.7%, 64.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,621,355
CSS custom property--colour: #B153EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#4EAC14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D81E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A97298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3Blue violet · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 21.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DEB53
Analogous#6553EB, #EB53D9
Triadic#EBB153, #53EBB1
Split complementary#D9EB53, #53EB65
Tetradic#EB6553, #8DEB53, #53D9EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFDCFB
Lighter +20%#DAAEF6
Lighter +10%#C681F0
Darker −10%#9C25E6
Darker −20%#8017C2
Darker −30%#621194
Darker −40%#440C66
More saturated +25%#B63FFF
Less saturated −25%#AB6BD3

Channel breakdown

R177
G83
B235
Red177 (69.4%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue277.11°
Saturation (HSL)79.17%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 53 · B EB

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