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Recognised as Colour

#B220DE

  • #B220DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B220DE is a violet with RGB values 178, 32, 222 and HSL 286°, 75%, 50%. 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

#B220DE#B220DE
HEX#B220DE
RGBrgb(178, 32, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1255, 0.8706
RGB percentages69.8%, 12.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(286.1, 74.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 85.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK19.8%, 85.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,673,822
CSS custom property--colour: #B220DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#4DDF21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1972DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original
Tritanopia#AF5385no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.1Blue violet · ΔE 13.5Dark orchid · ΔE 14Fuchsia · ΔE 24.8Magenta · ΔE 24.8Medium orchid · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CDE20
Analogous#5320DE, #DE20AB
Triadic#DEB220, #20DEB2
Split complementary#ABDE20, #20DE53
Tetradic#DE5320, #4CDE20, #20ABDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFD2F8
Lighter +30%#E0A5F2
Lighter +20%#D178EC
Lighter +10%#C24CE5
Darker −10%#8E1AB1
Darker −20%#6B1385
Darker −30%#470D58
Darker −40%#23062C
More saturated +25%#C300FE
Less saturated −25%#A140BE

Channel breakdown

R178
G32
B222
Red178 (69.8%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue286.11°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 20 · B DE

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