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Recognised as Colour

#B16BD2

  • #B16BD2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B16BD2 is a violet with RGB values 177, 107, 210 and HSL 281°, 53%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B16BD2#B16BD2
HEX#B16BD2
RGBrgb(177, 107, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4196, 0.8235
RGB percentages69.4%, 42%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(280.8, 53.4%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 49%, 82.4%)
CMYK15.7%, 49%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,627,474
CSS custom property--colour: #B16BD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#4E942D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5484D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#698ACFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AE7B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.9Orchid · ΔE 14Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Violet · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CD26B
Analogous#7D6BD2, #D26BC0
Triadic#D2B16B, #6BD2B1
Split complementary#C0D26B, #6BD27D
Tetradic#D27D6B, #8CD26B, #6BC0D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE0F6
Lighter +20%#DAB9EA
Lighter +10%#C692DE
Darker −10%#9C44C6
Darker −20%#8032A5
Darker −30%#62267E
Darker −40%#431A57
More saturated +25%#BA53EA
Less saturated −25%#A883BA

Channel breakdown

R177
G107
B210
Red177 (69.4%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue280.78°
Saturation (HSL)53.37%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 6B · B D2

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