Recognised as Colour

#B181EA

#B181EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B181EA is a violet with RGB values 177, 129, 234 and HSL 267°, 71%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B181EA#B181EA

HEX#B181EA

RGBrgb(177, 129, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5059, 0.9176

RGB percentages69.4%, 50.6%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(267.4, 71.4%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 44.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK24.4%, 44.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,633,130

CSS custom property--colour: #B181EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#4E7E15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6596EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7097E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A793AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.7 Orchid · ΔE 20.3 Slate blue · ΔE 20.8 Violet · ΔE 21.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAEA81

Analogous#8185EA, #E581EA

Triadic#EAB181, #81EAB1

Split complementary#EAE681, #85EA81

Tetradic#EA8185, #BAEA81, #81EAE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7D8F9

Lighter +10%#CCADF1

Darker −10%#9655E3

Darker −20%#7B2ADB

Darker −30%#631EB4

Darker −40%#4B1788

More saturated +25%#AF6FFC

Less saturated −25%#B393D8

Channel breakdown

R177

G129

B234

Red177 (69.4%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue267.43°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 81 · B EA

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