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Recognised as Colour

#B202ED

  • #B202ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B202ED is a violet with RGB values 178, 2, 237 and HSL 285°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B202ED#B202ED
HEX#B202ED
RGBrgb(178, 2, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0078, 0.9294
RGB percentages69.8%, 0.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(284.9, 98.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.9, 99.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK24.9%, 99.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,666,157
CSS custom property--colour: #B202ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#4DFD12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AB558Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.2Blue violet · ΔE 15.3Fuchsia · ΔE 23.4Magenta · ΔE 23.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9Medium blue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DED02
Analogous#3D02ED, #ED02B2
Triadic#EDB202, #02EDB2
Split complementary#B3ED02, #02ED3C
Tetradic#ED3C02, #3DED02, #02B2ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEBDFE
Lighter +30%#E18AFE
Lighter +20%#D457FE
Lighter +10%#C725FD
Darker −10%#8C02BA
Darker −20%#660188
Darker −30%#400155
Darker −40%#1A0023
More saturated +25%#B300EF
Less saturated −25%#A320CF

Channel breakdown

R178
G2
B237
Red178 (69.8%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue284.94°
Saturation (HSL)98.33%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 02 · B ED

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