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Recognised as Colour

#B26BD2

  • #B26BD2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B26BD2 is a violet with RGB values 178, 107, 210 and HSL 281°, 53%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B26BD2#B26BD2
HEX#B26BD2
RGBrgb(178, 107, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4196, 0.8235
RGB percentages69.8%, 42%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(281.4, 53.4%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 49%, 82.4%)
CMYK15.2%, 49%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,693,010
CSS custom property--colour: #B26BD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24634WCAG 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 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#4D942D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5584D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8ACFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B07B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.2Orchid · ΔE 13.6Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Violet · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BD26B
Analogous#7E6BD2, #D26BBF
Triadic#D2B26B, #6BD2B2
Split complementary#BFD26B, #6BD27F
Tetradic#D27F6B, #8BD26B, #6BBFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE0F6
Lighter +20%#DBB9EA
Lighter +10%#C692DE
Darker −10%#9E44C6
Darker −20%#8132A5
Darker −30%#63267E
Darker −40%#441A57
More saturated +25%#BB53EA
Less saturated −25%#A983BA

Channel breakdown

R178
G107
B210
Red178 (69.8%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue281.36°
Saturation (HSL)53.37%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 6B · B D2

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