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Colour

#B179EC

  • #B179EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B179EC is a violet with RGB values 177, 121, 236 and HSL 269°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B179EC#B179EC
HEX#B179EC
RGBrgb(177, 121, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4745, 0.9255
RGB percentages69.4%, 47.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(269.2, 75.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 48.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK25%, 48.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,631,084
CSS custom property--colour: #B179EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#4E8613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5791F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6793E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#A78DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.1Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 19.5Violet · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4EC79
Analogous#797BEC, #EA79EC
Triadic#ECB179, #79ECB1
Split complementary#ECEA79, #7BEC79
Tetradic#EC797B, #B4EC79, #79ECEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5D2F9
Lighter +10%#CBA6F2
Darker −10%#974CE6
Darker −20%#7D20DF
Darker −30%#6419B3
Darker −40%#4B1386
More saturated +25%#B166FF
Less saturated −25%#B18CD9

Channel breakdown

R177
G121
B236
Red177 (69.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue269.22°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 79 · B EC

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