Recognised as Colour

#B17ADA

#B17ADA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B17ADA is a violet with RGB values 177, 122, 218 and HSL 274°, 56%, 67%. 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

#B17ADA#B17ADA

HEX#B17ADA

RGBrgb(177, 122, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4784, 0.8549

RGB percentages69.4%, 47.8%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(274.4, 56.5%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.4, 44%, 85.5%)

CMYK18.8%, 44%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,631,322

CSS custom property--colour: #B17ADA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#4E8525

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#648FDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7292D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AC89A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.7 Orchid · ΔE 17.7 Violet · ΔE 20.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9 Slate blue · ΔE 22.5 Plum · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3DA7A

Analogous#817ADA, #DA7AD3

Triadic#DAB17A, #7ADAB1

Split complementary#D3DA7A, #7ADA81

Tetradic#DA817A, #A3DA7A, #7AD3DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F2FB

Lighter +20%#E0CAF0

Lighter +10%#C8A2E5

Darker −10%#9A52CF

Darker −20%#8134BA

Darker −30%#652992

Darker −40%#4A1E6A

More saturated +25%#B465EF

Less saturated −25%#AE8FC5

Channel breakdown

R177

G122

B218

Red177 (69.4%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue274.38°

Saturation (HSL)56.47%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 7A · B DA

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