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Recognised as Colour

#B213D2

  • #B213D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B213D2 is a violet with RGB values 178, 19, 210 and HSL 290°, 83%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B213D2#B213D2
HEX#B213D2
RGBrgb(178, 19, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0745, 0.8235
RGB percentages69.8%, 7.5%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(289.9, 83.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 91%, 82.4%)
CMYK15.2%, 91%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,670,482
CSS custom property--colour: #B213D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#4DEC2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#296FCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B2497Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.3Dark orchid · ΔE 13.1Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7Fuchsia · ΔE 25.3Magenta · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33D213
Analogous#5213D2, #D21393
Triadic#D2B213, #13D2B2
Split complementary#92D213, #13D253
Tetradic#D25313, #33D213, #1392D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEB8F9
Lighter +30%#E28AF4
Lighter +20%#D75BF0
Lighter +10%#CC2CEC
Darker −10%#8A0FA3
Darker −20%#630B74
Darker −30%#3B0646
Darker −40%#130217
More saturated +25%#BF00E5
Less saturated −25%#9F30B5

Channel breakdown

R178
G19
B210
Red178 (69.8%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue289.95°
Saturation (HSL)83.41%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 13 · B D2

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