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Recognised as Colour

#B23EFF

  • #B23EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#B23EFF is a violet with RGB values 178, 62, 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

#B23EFF#B23EFF
HEX#B23EFF
RGBrgb(178, 62, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2431, 1
RGB percentages69.8%, 24.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(276.1, 100%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.1, 75.7%, 100%)
CMYK30.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,681,535
CSS custom property--colour: #B23EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#4DC100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A56F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.4Dark violet · ΔE 13.2Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1Fuchsia · ΔE 27.8Magenta · ΔE 27.8Medium orchid · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BFF3E
Analogous#513EFF, #FF3EEC
Triadic#FFB23E, #3EFFB2
Split complementary#EBFF3E, #3EFF52
Tetradic#FF523E, #8BFF3E, #3EECFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFD7FF
Lighter +20%#DBA4FF
Lighter +10%#C671FF
Darker −10%#9E0BFF
Darker −20%#8100D7
Darker −30%#6300A4
Darker −40%#440071
More saturated +25%#B23EFF
Less saturated −25%#AD56E7

Channel breakdown

R178
G62
B255
Red178 (69.8%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue276.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 3E · B FF

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