Colour

#B159D7

#B159D7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B159D7 is a violet with RGB values 177, 89, 215 and HSL 282°, 61%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B159D7

RGBrgb(177, 89, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.349, 0.8431

RGB percentages69.4%, 34.9%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(281.9, 61.2%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 58.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK17.7%, 58.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,622,871

CSS custom property--colour: #B159D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#4EA628

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#337ADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5682D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AE6F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9 Orchid · ΔE 18.4 Medium purple · ΔE 19 Violet · ΔE 21.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.31, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FD759

Analogous#7259D7, #D759BE

Triadic#D7B159, #59D7B1

Split complementary#BED759, #59D772

Tetradic#D77259, #7FD759, #59BED7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFF

Lighter +30%#EBD4F5

Lighter +20%#D8ABEB

Lighter +10%#C482E1

Darker −10%#9D31CC

Darker −20%#7E27A3

Darker −30%#5E1D7A

Darker −40%#3E1351

More saturated +25%#BB3FF1

Less saturated −25%#A773BD

Channel breakdown

R177

G89

B215

Red177 (69.4%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue281.9°

Saturation (HSL)61.17%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 59 · B D7

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