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Recognised as Colour

#B16FEA

  • #B16FEA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B16FEA is a violet with RGB values 177, 111, 234 and HSL 272°, 75%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B16FEA#B16FEA
HEX#B16FEA
RGBrgb(177, 111, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4353, 0.9176
RGB percentages69.4%, 43.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(272.2, 74.5%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.2, 52.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK24.4%, 52.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,628,522
CSS custom property--colour: #B16FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#4E9015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#488BEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8EE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A885A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Orchid · ΔE 19.7Violet · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8EA6F
Analogous#746FEA, #EA6FE5
Triadic#EAB16F, #6FEAB1
Split complementary#E5EA6F, #6FEA74
Tetradic#EA746F, #A8EA6F, #6FE5EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F5FD
Lighter +20%#E1C8F7
Lighter +10%#C99CF0
Darker −10%#9942E4
Darker −20%#801FD4
Darker −30%#6518A8
Darker −40%#4A127B
More saturated +25%#B35AFF
Less saturated −25%#AF84D5

Channel breakdown

R177
G111
B234
Red177 (69.4%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue272.2°
Saturation (HSL)74.55%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 6F · B EA

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