Colour

#B160C2

#B160C2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B160C2 is a violet with RGB values 177, 96, 194 and HSL 290°, 45%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B160C2

RGBrgb(177, 96, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.3765, 0.7608

RGB percentages69.4%, 37.6%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(289.6, 44.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 50.5%, 76.1%)

CMYK8.8%, 50.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,624,642

CSS custom property--colour: #B160C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#4E9F3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#507AC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6883BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B26D88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7 Medium purple · ΔE 16.7 Violet · ΔE 18.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3 Slate blue · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#71C260

Analogous#8060C2, #C260A2

Triadic#C2B160, #60C2B1

Split complementary#A2C260, #60C280

Tetradic#C28060, #71C260, #60A2C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F3FB

Lighter +30%#E7CFEC

Lighter +20%#D5AADE

Lighter +10%#C385D0

Darker −10%#9A42AD

Darker −20%#793488

Darker −30%#582663

Darker −40%#38183E

More saturated +25%#C345DD

Less saturated −25%#9F7CA6

Channel breakdown

R177

G96

B194

Red177 (69.4%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue289.59°

Saturation (HSL)44.55%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 60 · B C2

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