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Recognised as Colour

#B16AEB

  • #B16AEB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B16AEB is a violet with RGB values 177, 106, 235 and HSL 273°, 76%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B16AEB#B16AEB
HEX#B16AEB
RGBrgb(177, 106, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4157, 0.9216
RGB percentages69.4%, 41.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(273, 76.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273, 54.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK24.7%, 54.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,627,243
CSS custom property--colour: #B16AEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#4E9514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E88EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#578BE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A882A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.1Medium purple · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5Orchid · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4EB6A
Analogous#716AEB, #EB6AE4
Triadic#EBB16A, #6AEBB1
Split complementary#E5EB6A, #6AEB71
Tetradic#EB706A, #A4EB6A, #6AE4EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F1FD
Lighter +20%#E0C4F7
Lighter +10%#C997F1
Darker −10%#993DE5
Darker −20%#811CD3
Darker −30%#6516A6
Darker −40%#4A1079
More saturated +25%#B356FF
Less saturated −25%#AF7FD6

Channel breakdown

R177
G106
B235
Red177 (69.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue273.02°
Saturation (HSL)76.33%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 6A · B EB

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