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Recognised as Colour

#B173D5

  • #B173D5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B173D5 is a violet with RGB values 177, 115, 213 and HSL 278°, 54%, 64%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#B173D5#B173D5
HEX#B173D5
RGBrgb(177, 115, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.451, 0.8353
RGB percentages69.4%, 45.1%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(278, 53.8%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278, 46%, 83.5%)
CMYK16.9%, 46%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,629,525
CSS custom property--colour: #B173D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#4E8C2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E89D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E8ED2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AD829Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Orchid · ΔE 15.6Violet · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97D573
Analogous#8073D5, #D573C8
Triadic#D5B173, #73D5B1
Split complementary#C8D573, #73D580
Tetradic#D58073, #97D573, #73C8D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E9F8
Lighter +20%#DDC1ED
Lighter +10%#C79AE1
Darker −10%#9B4CC9
Darker −20%#8134AE
Darker −30%#642887
Darker −40%#471D5F
More saturated +25%#B75CEC
Less saturated −25%#AB8ABE

Channel breakdown

R177
G115
B213
Red177 (69.4%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue277.96°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 73 · B D5

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