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Colour

#B176ED

  • #B176ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B176ED is a violet with RGB values 177, 118, 237 and HSL 270°, 77%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B176ED#B176ED
HEX#B176ED
RGBrgb(177, 118, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4627, 0.9294
RGB percentages69.4%, 46.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(269.7, 76.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 50.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK25.3%, 50.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,630,317
CSS custom property--colour: #B176ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#4E8912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5290F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6391EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A78BA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Orchid · ΔE 19.9Violet · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2ED76
Analogous#7677ED, #EC76ED
Triadic#EDB176, #76EDB1
Split complementary#EDEC76, #77ED76
Tetradic#ED7677, #B2ED76, #76EDEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#E4D0F9
Lighter +10%#CBA3F3
Darker −10%#9749E7
Darker −20%#7E1DE0
Darker −30%#6417B3
Darker −40%#4B1285
More saturated +25%#B164FF
Less saturated −25%#B189DA

Channel breakdown

R177
G118
B237
Red177 (69.4%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue269.75°
Saturation (HSL)76.77%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 76 · B ED

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