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Recognised as Colour

#B268FD

  • #B268FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B268FD is a violet with RGB values 178, 104, 253 and HSL 270°, 97%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B268FD#B268FD
HEX#B268FD
RGBrgb(178, 104, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4078, 0.9922
RGB percentages69.8%, 40.8%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(269.8, 97.4%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 58.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK29.6%, 58.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,692,285
CSS custom property--colour: #B268FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#4D9702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D8BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#458DFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A486A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Blue violet · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3FD68
Analogous#6869FD, #FC68FD
Triadic#FDB268, #68FDB2
Split complementary#FDFC68, #69FD68
Tetradic#FD6869, #B3FD68, #68FDFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5CDFE
Lighter +10%#CC9AFE
Darker −10%#9836FC
Darker −20%#7F03FC
Darker −30%#6503C9
Darker −40%#4C0297
More saturated +25%#B266FF
Less saturated −25%#B27BEA

Channel breakdown

R178
G104
B253
Red178 (69.8%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue269.8°
Saturation (HSL)97.39%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 68 · B FD

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