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Recognised as Colour

#B250E3

  • #B250E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B250E3 is a violet with RGB values 178, 80, 227 and HSL 280°, 72%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B250E3#B250E3
HEX#B250E3
RGBrgb(178, 80, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3137, 0.8902
RGB percentages69.8%, 31.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(280, 72.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 64.8%, 89%)
CMYK21.6%, 64.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,686,115
CSS custom property--colour: #B250E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#4DAF1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4480E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AD6D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.8Medium orchid · ΔE 11.3Blue violet · ΔE 21Dark violet · ΔE 22.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8Orchid · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81E350
Analogous#6950E3, #E350CA
Triadic#E3B250, #50E3B2
Split complementary#CAE350, #50E368
Tetradic#E36950, #81E350, #50CBE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECD4F8
Lighter +20%#D9A8F1
Lighter +10%#C57CEA
Darker −10%#9F24DC
Darker −20%#7F1CB1
Darker −30%#601585
Darker −40%#400E59
More saturated +25%#BA37FC
Less saturated −25%#AA69CA

Channel breakdown

R178
G80
B227
Red178 (69.8%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)72.41%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 50 · B E3

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