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Recognised as Colour

#B237DF

  • #B237DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B237DF is a violet with RGB values 178, 55, 223 and HSL 284°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B237DF#B237DF
HEX#B237DF
RGBrgb(178, 55, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2157, 0.8745
RGB percentages69.8%, 21.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(283.9, 72.4%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 75.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK20.2%, 75.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,679,711
CSS custom property--colour: #B237DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#4DC820

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F77DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AE5D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Dark violet · ΔE 13.4Blue violet · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Fuchsia · ΔE 28.8Magenta · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64DF37
Analogous#5E37DF, #DF37B8
Triadic#DFB237, #37DFB2
Split complementary#B8DF37, #37DF5E
Tetradic#DF5E37, #64DF37, #37B8DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E7FB
Lighter +30%#E5BBF4
Lighter +20%#D48FED
Lighter +10%#C363E6
Darker −10%#981FC4
Darker −20%#761898
Darker −30%#54116C
Darker −40%#310A40
More saturated +25%#BF1AFC
Less saturated −25%#A554C2

Channel breakdown

R178
G55
B223
Red178 (69.8%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue283.93°
Saturation (HSL)72.41%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 37 · B DF

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