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Recognised as Colour

#B23FDD

  • #B23FDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B23FDD is a violet with RGB values 178, 63, 221 and HSL 284°, 70%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B23FDD#B23FDD
HEX#B23FDD
RGBrgb(178, 63, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2471, 0.8667
RGB percentages69.8%, 24.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(283.7, 69.9%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 71.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK19.5%, 71.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,681,757
CSS custom property--colour: #B23FDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#4DC022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3979D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE608Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.3Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 17.3Dark magenta · ΔE 27.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6ADD3F
Analogous#633FDD, #DD3FB9
Triadic#DDB23F, #3FDDB2
Split complementary#B9DD3F, #3FDD63
Tetradic#DD633F, #6ADD3F, #3FB9DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8ECFC
Lighter +30%#E6C1F4
Lighter +20%#D596EC
Lighter +10%#C36AE5
Darker −10%#9A23C6
Darker −20%#781B9B
Darker −30%#56146F
Darker −40%#350C44
More saturated +25%#BF23F9
Less saturated −25%#A55BC1

Channel breakdown

R178
G63
B221
Red178 (69.8%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue283.67°
Saturation (HSL)69.91%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 3F · B DD

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