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Colour

#B266FF

  • #B266FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B266FF is a violet with RGB values 178, 102, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 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

#B266FF#B266FF
HEX#B266FF
RGBrgb(178, 102, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4, 1
RGB percentages69.8%, 40%, 100%
HSLhsl(269.8, 100%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 60%, 100%)
CMYK30.2%, 60%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,691,775
CSS custom property--colour: #B266FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#4D9900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#098AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F8CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A485A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Dark violet · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3FF66
Analogous#6667FF, #FE66FF
Triadic#FFB266, #66FFB2
Split complementary#FFFF66, #66FF66
Tetradic#FF6667, #B3FF66, #66FFFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5CCFF
Lighter +10%#CC99FF
Darker −10%#9833FF
Darker −20%#7F00FF
Darker −30%#6500CC
Darker −40%#4C0099
More saturated +25%#B266FF
Less saturated −25%#B279EC

Channel breakdown

R178
G102
B255
Red178 (69.8%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue269.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 66 · B FF

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