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Recognised as Colour

#B183EE

  • #B183EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B183EE is a violet with RGB values 177, 131, 238 and HSL 266°, 76%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B183EE#B183EE
HEX#B183EE
RGBrgb(177, 131, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5137, 0.9333
RGB percentages69.4%, 51.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(265.8, 75.9%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 45%, 93.3%)
CMYK25.6%, 45%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,633,646
CSS custom property--colour: #B183EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#4E7C11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6598F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7099EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#A696ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1Orchid · ΔE 21.1Violet · ΔE 21.7Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0EE83
Analogous#838BEE, #E683EE
Triadic#EEB183, #83EEB1
Split complementary#EEE683, #8AEE83
Tetradic#EE838B, #C0EE83, #83EEE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9DDFA
Lighter +10%#CDB0F4
Darker −10%#9556E8
Darker −20%#7929E2
Darker −30%#611ABE
Darker −40%#4A1491
More saturated +25%#AF72FF
Less saturated −25%#B395DC

Channel breakdown

R177
G131
B238
Red177 (69.4%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue265.79°
Saturation (HSL)75.89%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 83 · B EE

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