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Colour

#B266FD

  • #B266FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B266FD is a violet with RGB values 178, 102, 253 and HSL 270°, 97%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B266FD#B266FD
HEX#B266FD
RGBrgb(178, 102, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4, 0.9922
RGB percentages69.8%, 40%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(270.2, 97.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 59.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK29.6%, 59.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,691,773
CSS custom property--colour: #B266FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#4D9902

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#138AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#428CFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A485A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1FD66
Analogous#6766FD, #FD66FC
Triadic#FDB266, #66FDB2
Split complementary#FDFD66, #66FD66
Tetradic#FD6666, #B1FD66, #66FCFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#E5CBFE
Lighter +10%#CB98FE
Darker −10%#9934FC
Darker −20%#7F03FA
Darker −30%#6603C7
Darker −40%#4C0295
More saturated +25%#B264FF
Less saturated −25%#B279EA

Channel breakdown

R178
G102
B253
Red178 (69.8%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue270.2°
Saturation (HSL)97.42%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 66 · B FD

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