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Recognised as Colour

#B16AE2

  • #B16AE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B16AE2 is a violet with RGB values 177, 106, 226 and HSL 276°, 67%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B16AE2#B16AE2
HEX#B16AE2
RGBrgb(177, 106, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4157, 0.8863
RGB percentages69.4%, 41.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(275.5, 67.4%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.5, 53.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK21.7%, 53.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,627,234
CSS custom property--colour: #B16AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#4E951D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4786E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8ADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AB7F9Cno 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 text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Violet · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BE26A
Analogous#756AE2, #E26AD7
Triadic#E2B16A, #6AE2B1
Split complementary#D7E26A, #6AE275
Tetradic#E2756A, #9BE26A, #6AD7E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EAFB
Lighter +20%#DEBFF3
Lighter +10%#C795EA
Darker −10%#9B3FDA
Darker −20%#8125C1
Darker −30%#651D96
Darker −40%#48156B
More saturated +25%#B554F8
Less saturated −25%#AD80CC

Channel breakdown

R177
G106
B226
Red177 (69.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue275.5°
Saturation (HSL)67.42%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 6A · B E2

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