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Colour

#B161FF

  • #B161FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B161FF is a violet with RGB values 177, 97, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B161FF#B161FF
HEX#B161FF
RGBrgb(177, 97, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.3804, 1
RGB percentages69.4%, 38%, 100%
HSLhsl(270.4, 100%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 62%, 100%)
CMYK30.6%, 62%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,624,959
CSS custom property--colour: #B161FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#4E9E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3689FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A382A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFFF61
Analogous#6261FF, #FF61FE
Triadic#FFB161, #61FFB1
Split complementary#FEFF61, #61FF62
Tetradic#FF6261, #AFFF61, #61FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFAFF
Lighter +20%#E3C7FF
Lighter +10%#CA94FF
Darker −10%#982EFF
Darker −20%#7F00FA
Darker −30%#6500C7
Darker −40%#4B0094
More saturated +25%#B161FF
Less saturated −25%#B175EB

Channel breakdown

R177
G97
B255
Red177 (69.4%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 61 · B FF

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