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Recognised as Colour

#B265E1

  • #B265E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B265E1 is a violet with RGB values 178, 101, 225 and HSL 277°, 67%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B265E1#B265E1
HEX#B265E1
RGBrgb(178, 101, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3961, 0.8824
RGB percentages69.8%, 39.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(277.3, 67.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 55.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK20.9%, 55.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,691,489
CSS custom property--colour: #B265E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#4D9A1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4083E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B88DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AC7B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.3Medium purple · ΔE 15.4Orchid · ΔE 18.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Violet · ΔE 20.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94E165
Analogous#7465E1, #E165D2
Triadic#E1B265, #65E1B2
Split complementary#D2E165, #65E174
Tetradic#E17465, #94E165, #65D2E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E5FA
Lighter +20%#DDBAF2
Lighter +10%#C790E9
Darker −10%#9D3AD9
Darker −20%#8225BB
Darker −30%#651C91
Darker −40%#471466
More saturated +25%#B84EF8
Less saturated −25%#AC7CCA

Channel breakdown

R178
G101
B225
Red178 (69.8%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue277.26°
Saturation (HSL)67.39%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 65 · B E1

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