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Recognised as Colour

#B23DFF

  • #B23DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#B23DFF is a violet with RGB values 178, 61, 255 and HSL 276°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#B23DFF#B23DFF
HEX#B23DFF
RGBrgb(178, 61, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2392, 1
RGB percentages69.8%, 23.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(276.2, 100%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.2, 76.1%, 100%)
CMYK30.2%, 76.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,681,279
CSS custom property--colour: #B23DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#4DC200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A56E9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.5Dark violet · ΔE 13.2Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4Fuchsia · ΔE 27.7Magenta · ΔE 27.7Medium orchid · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AFF3D
Analogous#513DFF, #FF3DEB
Triadic#FFB23D, #3DFFB2
Split complementary#EBFF3D, #3DFF51
Tetradic#FF513D, #8AFF3D, #3DEBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFD6FF
Lighter +20%#DAA3FF
Lighter +10%#C670FF
Darker −10%#9E0AFF
Darker −20%#8100D6
Darker −30%#6200A3
Darker −40%#440070
More saturated +25%#B23DFF
Less saturated −25%#AD55E7

Channel breakdown

R178
G61
B255
Red178 (69.8%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue276.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 3D · B FF

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