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Recognised as Colour

#B22DD9

  • #B22DD9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B22DD9 is a violet with RGB values 178, 45, 217 and HSL 286°, 69%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B22DD9#B22DD9
HEX#B22DD9
RGBrgb(178, 45, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1765, 0.851
RGB percentages69.8%, 17.6%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(286.4, 69.4%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 79.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK18%, 79.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,677,145
CSS custom property--colour: #B22DD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#4DD226

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F74D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B05584no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.5Dark violet · ΔE 12.6Blue violet · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Fuchsia · ΔE 27.7Magenta · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54D92D
Analogous#5C2DD9, #D92DAA
Triadic#D9B22D, #2DD9B2
Split complementary#AAD92D, #2DD95C
Tetradic#D95C2D, #54D92D, #2DAAD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1DAF8
Lighter +30%#E2AFF0
Lighter +20%#D283E9
Lighter +10%#C258E1
Darker −10%#9120B3
Darker −20%#6E1987
Darker −30%#4B115C
Darker −40%#280931
More saturated +25%#C30EF8
Less saturated −25%#A14CBA

Channel breakdown

R178
G45
B217
Red178 (69.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue286.4°
Saturation (HSL)69.35%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 2D · B D9

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