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Recognised as Colour

#B257E7

  • #B257E7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B257E7 is a violet with RGB values 178, 87, 231 and HSL 278°, 75%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B257E7#B257E7
HEX#B257E7
RGBrgb(178, 87, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3412, 0.9059
RGB percentages69.8%, 34.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(277.9, 75%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 62.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK22.9%, 62.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,687,911
CSS custom property--colour: #B257E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#4DA818

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E7DEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4783E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AB7397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.8Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CE757
Analogous#6A57E7, #E757D4
Triadic#E7B257, #57E7B2
Split complementary#D4E757, #57E76A
Tetradic#E76A57, #8CE757, #57D4E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFDDFA
Lighter +20%#DBB0F4
Lighter +10%#C684ED
Darker −10%#9E2AE1
Darker −20%#811BBD
Darker −30%#631590
Darker −40%#440E64
More saturated +25%#B83FFF
Less saturated −25%#AC6FCF

Channel breakdown

R178
G87
B231
Red178 (69.8%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue277.92°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 57 · B E7

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