Colour

#B16EBF

#B16EBF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B16EBF is a violet with RGB values 177, 110, 191 and HSL 290°, 39%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B16EBF

RGBrgb(177, 110, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4314, 0.749

RGB percentages69.4%, 43.1%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(289.6, 38.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 42.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK7.3%, 42.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,628,223

CSS custom property--colour: #B16EBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#4E9140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6382C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#758ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B2788Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.8 Medium purple · ΔE 18.6 Plum · ΔE 21 Violet · ΔE 21.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7CBF6E

Analogous#886EBF, #BF6EA5

Triadic#BFB16E, #6EBFB1

Split complementary#A5BF6E, #6EBF88

Tetradic#BF896E, #7CBF6E, #6EA5BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFCFD

Lighter +30%#EAD8EE

Lighter +20%#D7B5DE

Lighter +10%#C491CF

Darker −10%#9D4DAD

Darker −20%#7D3D8A

Darker −30%#5D2D67

Darker −40%#3D1E43

More saturated +25%#C254D9

Less saturated −25%#A088A5

Channel breakdown

R177

G110

B191

Red177 (69.4%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue289.63°

Saturation (HSL)38.76%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 6E · B BF

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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