Colour

#B17EFE

#B17EFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B17EFE is a violet with RGB values 177, 126, 254 and HSL 264°, 98%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B17EFE#B17EFE

HEX#B17EFE

RGBrgb(177, 126, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4941, 0.9961

RGB percentages69.4%, 49.4%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(263.9, 98.5%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.9, 50.4%, 99.6%)

CMYK30.3%, 50.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,632,382

CSS custom property--colour: #B17EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#4E8101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5298FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F97FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A196B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 19 Slate blue · ΔE 19.9 Violet · ΔE 23.8 Orchid · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBFE7E

Analogous#7E8BFE, #F17EFE

Triadic#FEB17E, #7EFEB1

Split complementary#FEF17E, #8BFE7E

Tetradic#FE7E8B, #CBFE7E, #7EFEF1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE3FF

Lighter +10%#D0B1FE

Darker −10%#924BFE

Darker −20%#7419FD

Darker −30%#5B02E1

Darker −40%#4601AF

More saturated +25%#B17DFF

Less saturated −25%#B48EEE

Channel breakdown

R177

G126

B254

Red177 (69.4%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue263.91°

Saturation (HSL)98.46%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 7E · B FE

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