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Recognised as Colour

#B181E2

  • #B181E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B181E2 is a violet with RGB values 177, 129, 226 and HSL 270°, 63%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B181E2#B181E2
HEX#B181E2
RGBrgb(177, 129, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5059, 0.8863
RGB percentages69.4%, 50.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(269.7, 62.6%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 42.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK21.7%, 42.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,633,122
CSS custom property--colour: #B181E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#4E7E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6995E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7596DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#A991A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Orchid · ΔE 20Violet · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Plum · ΔE 23.9Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2E281
Analogous#8182E2, #E281E2
Triadic#E2B181, #81E2B1
Split complementary#E2E281, #81E281
Tetradic#E28182, #B2E281, #81E2E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#E4D4F5
Lighter +10%#CBAAEC
Darker −10%#9758D8
Darker −20%#7E2FCE
Darker −30%#6426A4
Darker −40%#4B1C7B
More saturated +25%#B16EF5
Less saturated −25%#B194CF

Channel breakdown

R177
G129
B226
Red177 (69.4%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue269.69°
Saturation (HSL)62.58%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 81 · B E2

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