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Recognised as Colour

#B15DE8

  • #B15DE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B15DE8 is a violet with RGB values 177, 93, 232 and HSL 276°, 75%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B15DE8#B15DE8
HEX#B15DE8
RGBrgb(177, 93, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.3647, 0.9098
RGB percentages69.4%, 36.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(276.3, 75.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 59.9%, 91%)
CMYK23.7%, 59.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,623,912
CSS custom property--colour: #B15DE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#4EA217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2380ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C85E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A9789Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.9Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94E85D
Analogous#6B5DE8, #E85DDA
Triadic#E8B15D, #5DE8B1
Split complementary#DAE85D, #5DE86B
Tetradic#E86B5D, #94E85D, #5DDAE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E3FB
Lighter +20%#DCB6F5
Lighter +10%#C78AEE
Darker −10%#9B30E2
Darker −20%#811CC3
Darker −30%#631597
Darker −40%#460F6A
More saturated +25%#B646FF
Less saturated −25%#AC74D1

Channel breakdown

R177
G93
B232
Red177 (69.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue276.26°
Saturation (HSL)75.14%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 5D · B E8

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