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Recognised as Colour

#B22FE0

  • #B22FE0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B22FE0 is a violet with RGB values 178, 47, 224 and HSL 284°, 74%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B22FE0#B22FE0
HEX#B22FE0
RGBrgb(178, 47, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1843, 0.8784
RGB percentages69.8%, 18.4%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(284.4, 74.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 79%, 87.8%)
CMYK20.5%, 79%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,677,664
CSS custom property--colour: #B22FE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#4DD01F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2575DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AE5A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1Blue violet · ΔE 13.3Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Fuchsia · ΔE 26.9Magenta · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DE02F
Analogous#592FE0, #E02FB6
Triadic#E0B22F, #2FE0B2
Split complementary#B6E02F, #2FE059
Tetradic#E0592F, #5DE02F, #2FB6E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E1FA
Lighter +30%#E3B4F4
Lighter +20%#D388ED
Lighter +10%#C25BE7
Darker −10%#951DBF
Darker −20%#731693
Darker −30%#500F67
Darker −40%#2D093A
More saturated +25%#C011FE
Less saturated −25%#A44DC2

Channel breakdown

R178
G47
B224
Red178 (69.8%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue284.41°
Saturation (HSL)74.06%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 2F · B E0

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