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Recognised as Colour

#B16BD6

  • #B16BD6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B16BD6 is a violet with RGB values 177, 107, 214 and HSL 279°, 57%, 63%. 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

#B16BD6#B16BD6
HEX#B16BD6
RGBrgb(177, 107, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4196, 0.8392
RGB percentages69.4%, 42%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(279.3, 56.6%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 50%, 83.9%)
CMYK17.3%, 50%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,627,478
CSS custom property--colour: #B16BD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#4E9429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5285DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#678AD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AD7C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.4Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5Orchid · ΔE 14.5Violet · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90D66B
Analogous#7B6BD6, #D66BC6
Triadic#D6B16B, #6BD6B1
Split complementary#C6D66B, #6BD67B
Tetradic#D67B6B, #90D66B, #6BC6D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E3F7
Lighter +20%#DBBBEC
Lighter +10%#C693E1
Darker −10%#9C43CB
Darker −20%#8130AB
Darker −30%#632484
Darker −40%#45195C
More saturated +25%#B853EE
Less saturated −25%#AA83BE

Channel breakdown

R177
G107
B214
Red177 (69.4%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue279.25°
Saturation (HSL)56.61%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 6B · B D6

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